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PART   FIRST 


QVlemonaf^ 


OF    THE 


Scottish  House  of  Gourlay 


BY    THE 

Rev.  CHARLES   ROGERS,  D.D.,  LL.D. 

Fellow  of  the  Society  of  Antiquaries  of  Scotland  ;  of  the  Royal  Society  of  North- 
ern  Antiquaries,  Copenha,i;en  ;  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Bohemia,  and  of 
the  Royal  Heraldic   Society  of  Italy;   Associate  of  the  Imperial 
Archaeological  Society  of    Russia;      and    Corresponding- 
Member  of  the  Historical  Society  of  Berlin  ;  of  the 
Royal    Society   of    Tasmania,   and    of     the 
Historical  and  Genealogical  Society 
of    New    England. 


JEDlnburgb 

Privately  Printed 
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Given  ty 

Ella  Weed  LiTDrar^^ 

Barnard  CollegB 


CONTENTS 


PACK 

Families  in  the  Southern  Counties,      .         .         .         .         .  it 

Families  in  Fifeshire  : 

Gourlay  of  Kincraig, ■        .  15 

Families  at  Largo,  Falkland,  and  King's  Kettle,          .  22 
Families  at  Dysart,  Wemyss,  Scoonie,  Elie,  and  Ans- 

truther, 23 

Family  at  Dv:nfermline, 24 

Family  at  Kingshorn, 24 

Families  in  Ceres, 25 

Families  at  St.  Andrews, 27 

Families  in  Lanarkshire,  Stirlingshire,  and  Perthshire: 

Families  in  Lanarkshire, 30 

Families  in  Stirlingshire 31 

Families  in  Perthshire, 32 

Families  in  the  Northern  Counties, 33 

Index, .        •  265 


AI.IiKRT  K.  (irULEY. 
(I'nge  144.) 


PREFACE. 


In  publishing  this  "  History  and  Genealogy  of  the  Gur- 
ley  P'^aniily,"  the  author  has  attempted  to  gather  together  all 
the  records  of  those  who  made  an  attempt  to  write  and  pub- 
lish a  work  of  this  kind,  and  embody  them  in  one  book,  also 
to  search  all  town,  church,  and  historical  records,  where  any- 
thing was  to  found  relating  to  the  Gurley  name. 

In  writing  a  work  of  this  kind  it  requires  a  great  deal  of 
patience  and  perseverance  to  ever  make  such  a  work  a 
success,  as  several  made  the  attempt,  but  gave  it  up  and 
died  without  ever  completing  it.  No  one  need  ever  think  of 
writing  a  history  and  genealogy  of  their  name,  and  think  of 
doing  or  carrying  on  any  other  business  at  the  same  time, 
and  whoever  does  will  fail  of  ever  making  much  progress 
with  the  work,  and  will  soon  give  it  up  and  leave  it  for  some 
one  else  to  do. 

The  author  of  this  book  has  had  great  pleasure  in  finding 
so  many  Gurleys  who  have  lived  an  honorable  and  religious 
life;  they  have  filled  many  high  and  important  offices,  and 
are  doing  the  same  to-day  with  honor  and  credit,  although 
they  are  not  seekers  of  office,  but  prefer  to  live  an  honest, 
humble  life  in  quietude  and  peace. 

Part  First  contains  a  very  interesting  account  of  our  first 
ancestor  of  which  the  author  of  this  history  has  been  able 
to  find  any  record  of  is  Ingelram  de  Gurley,  who  accom- 
panied "  William  the  Lion  "  from  Normandy,  France,  to 
Scotland,  in  the  year  1174,  and  for  his  sage  counsels  and 
good  advice  King  William  gave  him  a  tract  of  land  in  Kin- 
craig,  in  Fifeshire,  which,  I  believe,  is  possessed  by  the 
name  to  this  day. 

Part  Second  contains  the  history  and  genealogy  of  Wil- 
liam Gurley,  who  was  born  in  Inverness,  Scotland,  in  the 
year  1665.  and  came  to  this  country  at  the  age  of  fourteen 
years,  with  Rev.  Solomon  Stoddard,  to  Northampton,  Mass. 

Part  Third  contains  the  history  and  genealogy  of  a  Wil- 


8  PREFACE. 

liam  Gurley,  who  was  born  in  the  city  of  Wexford,  Ireland, 
March  12,  1757,  and  was  a  descendant  of  James  Giirley  o*' 
Scotland. 

Part  Fourth  contains  the  history  and  genealogy  of  Capt. 
Benjamin  Gurley  of  Marblehead,  Boston,  Mass. 

Part  Fifth,  contains  the  history  and  genealogy  of  Rev. 
Joseph  Gurle\'  and  Rev.  John  Gurley,  two  brothers  (Episco- 
pal clergymen),  who  settled  in  Virginia  about  1760. 


PREFATORY  NOTE. 


These  "  Memorials  of  the  Scottish  House  of  Gourlay  " 
I  have  been  enabled  to  produce,  consequent  on  the  cost  of 
research  having  been  defrayed  by  an  honored  member  of 
the  sept.  The  inquiry  has  been  conducted  amply,  and  it 
is  to  be  hoped  that  the  result  will  prove  interesting  not  only 
to  the  members  of  the  family,  but  also  to  those  concerned 
in  genealogical  studies. 

CHARLES  ROGERS. 

Edinburgh,  6  Barnton  Terrace,  July,  1888. 


MEMORIALS 


OF   THE 


SCOTTISH  HOUSE  OF  GOURLAY. 


FAMILIES  IN  THE  SOUTHERN  COUNTIES. 

During-  the  sixteenth  century  the  family  of  Gourlay  held 
the  lands  of  Sutton  Grange  in  Yorkshire ;  they  also  had  pos- 
sessions in  Cumberland. 

William  Gourlay  of  Sutton  Grange,  who  was  living  about 
1588,  is  described  as  a  valiant  captain  in  sundry  martial 
services  both  at  home  and  abroad."' 

During  the  twelfth  century  the  family  effected  a  settle- 
ment in  Scotland.  Ingelram  de  Gurley  is  described  as 
having  accompanied  William  the  Lion  when  that  king,  in 
1 1 74,  returned  from  his  captivity  in  England. 

From  King  William  he  received  lands  in  Lothian  and 
Clydesdale.-  He  had  a  son  Hugh,  who,  in  1180,  is  a  wit- 
ness to  a  grant  by  Ingelram  de  Baliol  to  the  Abbey  of  Ar- 
broath.3  Hugh  de  Gurley  possessed  lands  in  the  Lothians, 
also  in  Fife.-* 

Ingelram  de  Gurley  witnessed  various  charters  during 
the  reign  of  Alexander  II.     (1214-1249.) 

He  is  one  of  four  witnesses  to  a  charter  by  which  Sybald, 
son  of  Walter,  grants  to  the  monks  of  Cupar  certain  rents 
of  the  Mill  of  Lundyn;  the  charter  is  undated,  but  is  in  the 
register  followed  by  another  dated  in  1220.S 

As  "  Ingeram  de  Gurle  "  he  is  witness  to  a  charter  by 
which  Alan,  constable  of  Lammermoor,  grants  to  the 
church  of  Melrose  a  right  of  pasture.^ 


1  Foster's  Visitations  of  Yorkshire,  r68. 

-  Howe's  History  of  England,  p.  153. 

3  Register  of  Aberbrothoc,  39. 

■1  Chartulary  of  Newbottle. 

5  Rental  Book  of  Abbey  of  Cupar,  I.,  342. 

«  Chartulary  of  Melrose. 


12  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GEiNEALOGY. 

In  1245  Ingclrani  dc  Gurley  witnesses  a  grant  by  Hew  of 
Malhewc  to  Thomas  de  Ross  of  the  lands  of  Ross  of  Mihie- 
tor,  Halhngshaw,  and  Bathstruth  in  Angus.' 

Among  those  who,  in  1296,  did  homage  to  Edward  I  were 
Matthew  de  Gurle,  whose  locahty  is  not  given;  Roger 
Gourlay  and  WilHam  de  Gourlay,  of  tlic  connty  of  Edin- 
burgh; WiUiam  de  Gourlay  of  Balgally  in  Forfarshire;  and 
Adam  de  Gourlay,  of  the  county  of  Roxburgh.^  On  the  2d 
January,  1303-4,  Adam  de  Gourlay,  the  homager,  also  Alan 
dc  Gourlay,  were  members  of  a  jury  appointed  by  Edward 
I  to  determine  as  to  the  succession  to  Sir  Thomas  dc  Char- 
tres,  who  owned  lands  in  the  barony  of  Wilton,  and  had 
died  in  the  year  preceding  at  enmity  with  the  king.^ 

In  a  mandate,  dated  2d  September,  1296,  whereby  lands 
and  goods  are  restored  to  certain  ecclesiastical  persons,  is 
named  Patrick  of  Gurleghe,  parson  of  the  church  of  Log- 
horward,  in  the  shire  of  Edinburgh.^ 

On  the  23d  December,  1292,  Edward  I,  as  overlord  of  the 
Kingdom  of  Scotland,  intimated  to  William  de  Soulis.  en- 
voy from  Scotland,  his  remission  to  William  de  Lamberton 
of  a  fine  of  ten  merks,  in  which  he  was  amerced  by  an  as- 
size, at  the  instance  of  Hugh  de  Gurlay,  in  reference  to  a 
tenement  in  Linton. s  Hugh  de  Gurlay  was,  on  the  24th 
May,  1297,  invited  by  Edward  I.  along  with  the  young  Earl 
of  Carrick,  afterwards  King  Robert  I,  and  James  the  Stew- 
ard of  Scotland,  and  many  others,  to  accompany  him  in 
his  proposed  expedition  to  Flanders.^  In  the  account 
rendered  by  Robert  Peebles,  Chamberlain  of  Scotland,  in 
1328,  there  is  included  a  payment  of  one  hundred  shillings 
to  Hugh  de  Gurlay,  by  the  king's  mandate,  for  a  certain  old 
debt.7 

On  the  24th  July,  1314,  Edward  II  granted  at  York, 
under  his  own  Privy  Seal,  protections  and  safe  conducts  to 
John  de  Gourlay  and  Symon  de  Gourlay,  who  w^ere  about  to 
proceed  to  France,  along  with  William  de  Unifravillc.  in 


•  Register  of  Aberbrothoc,  338. 

2  Ragmara  Roll. 

3  Exchequer  Q,  R.  Miscellanea,  placita,  etc.,  No.  JJl. 

*  Rotuli  Scotiae,  Vol.  i.,  25.  26. 

*  Rotuli  .Scotiae,  Vol.  i.,  25,  26. 

•  Close  Roll,  2s  Edward  I,  m.  27. 
'  Exchequer  Rolls,  Vol.  i.,  216. 


THE  GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  13 

quest  of  money  for  the  ransom  of  Sir  Ingelram  de  Umfra- 
ville,  a  prisoner  with  the  Scotts.' 

Sir  Ingeh-am  was  probably  made  captive  at  the  battle  of 
Bannockburn. 

On  the  30th  March,  1359,  Patrick  Gourlay,  bailie  of  Had- 
dington, rendered  to  the  Chamberlain  at  Dundee  his  ac- 
count for  that  burgh.- 

On  the  26th  October,  1365,  "  John  Gourlay,  merchant  of 
Scotland,"  received  permission  to  enter  England  with  four 
companions;  and  at  the  same  date  William  Gourlay,  "  mer- 
chant of  Scotland,"  with  four  companions,  had  a  similar 
license.^ 

In  August,  1534,  Mr.  Norman  Gourlay,  apparently  a 
native  of  the  Lothians,  was,  along  with  David  Stratoun,  of 
the  house  of  Lauriston,  charged  with  heresy  in  the  Abbey 
Church  of  Holyrood.  At  the  trial,  James  V,  then  in  his 
twenty-second  year,  was  present,  clothed  in  red. 

Condemned  to  perish  at  the  stake,  the  prisoners  were, 
on  the  27th  August,  borne  to  Greenside  Well,  and  there 
burned.  The  spot  of  execution  was  selected  so  that  the 
flames  might  be  witnessed  by  and  strike  terror  among  the 
people  of  Fifeshire. 

Norman  Gourlay  had  denied  the  existence  of  purgatory, 
and  affirmed  that  the  Pope  was  Antichrist.^ 

On  the  site  of  Melbourne  Place,  at  Edinburgh,  stood  a 
large  mansion,  known  as  Robert  Gourlay's  house,  and  hav- 
ing over  the  principal  entrance  the  legend:  "  O  Lord  in 
the  is  al  my  traist,  1569."  Robert  Gourlay,  the  original 
owner,  was  a  messenger-at-arms  connected  with  Holyrood 
Abbey,  an  office  bestowed  upon  him  by  the  commendator, 
Adam  Bothwell,  Bishop  of  Ortney.  An  elder  of  the  church, 
he  was,  in  May,  1574,  ordained  to  profess  his  repentance 
in  St.  Giles'  Church,  "  for  transporting  wheat  out  of  the 
countrie."5  When,  in  1581,  about  to  suffer  death,  the  Re- 
gent Morton  was  for  two  days  detained  in  Robert  Gour- 
lay's house  under  a  strong  guard  f  and  there  ensued  those 


1  Privy  Seals  (Tower),  8  Edward  II,  file  4. 

2  Exchequer  Rolls,  Vol.  i.,  620. 

3  Rotuli  Scotiae,  Vol.  i.,  897,  a/b. 

*  Calderwood's  History  of  the  Church,  i.,  104-107. 
5  Calderwood's  History  of  the  Church,  ii.,  328. 
«  Calderwood's  History  of  the  Church,  iii.,  556. 


14  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

remarkable  conferences  between  him  and  certain  ministers, 
in  which,  while  protesting  his  innocence  of  Darnley's  mur- 
der, he  admitted  his  foreknowledge  of  it. 

John,  the  eldest  son  of  Robert  Gourlay,  erected  a  house 
at  the  foot  of  the  alley  which  conducted  to  his  father's 
mansion,  and  in  this  structure  was  the  Bank  of  Scotland, 
acconnnodated  from  its  establishment  in  1695  till  the  year 
1805. 

On  the  8th  August,  1588,  David  Gourlay,  described  as  a 
son  of  Robert  Gourlay,  merchant-burgess  of  Edinburgh, 
entered  into  a  contract  of  marriage  with  Marion,  daughter 
of  Robert  Primrose,  chirurgeon-burgess  of  Edinburgh. 
To  this  contract  are  named  as  approvers,  on  the  part  of 
David,  his  father  and  mother,  Robert  Gourlay  and  Helen 
Cuik,  also  his  brother  John.  And  he  becomes  bound  to 
infeft  his  future  wife  in  an  annual  rent  of  i8o  out  of  the 
lands  of  Elyrk  My  rick,  in  Balnagowan,  Wigtonshire.' 

On  the  2d  December,  1627,  David  Gourlay,  son  of  the 
deceased  David  Gourlay,  merchant-burgess  of  Edinburgh, 
granted  an  obligation  to  Allan  Lockhart,  brother-german 
to  the  laird  of  Cleghorn,  for  the  sum  of  £1,000.^ 

At  Linlithgow,  on  the  17th  May,  1606,  Gilbert  Gourlay, 
in  Redheuch,  entered  into  a  contract  for  the  marriage  of 
Jean  Gourlay,  daughter  of  his  late  brother,  Michael  Gour- 
lay, with  Alexander  Glen,  son  of  the  late  John  Glen  of  In- 
neraven,  in  Fife. 

A  witness  to  the  contract  is  Patrick  Gourlay,  portioner 
of  Redheuch. 3 

James  Gourlay,  portioner  of  Dalkeith,  granted,  in  Octo- 
ber, 1638,  an  obligation  to  Mr.  John  Oswald,  minister  at 
Pencaitland,  for  100  merks.^ 

John  Gourlay  of  Rowlwood,  in  Roxburgshire,  is  named 
upon  an  inquest,  expede  on  the  15th  February,  1497-8.5  At 
Jedburgh,  on  the  20th  June,  1640,  John  Gourlay  of  Rowl- 
wood engaged  in  a  contract  with  William  Turnbull,  in 
Hassendenebank,  as  to  the  payment  of  an  annual  rent  out 
of  his  lands  of  Rowlwood.^ 


1  Register  of  Deeds,  Vol.  XXX.,  fol.  348. 
»  Register  of  Deeds,  Vol.  XXX.,  fol.  348. 

3  Register  of  Deeds,  Vol.  XXX.,  fol.  348. 

4  Regi.stcr  of  Deeds,  Vol.  XXX.,  fol.  348. 

^  Historical  Commissioners'  Report,  vii..  Appendix,  729. 
'  Fife  Register  of  Sasines,  Vol.  84. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  15 

FAMILIES  IN  FIFESHIRE. 

G  our  lay  of  Kincraig. 

Hugh  de  Gourlay,  grandson  of  Ingelram  de  Gurley,  the 
original  settleifin  Scotland,  held  lands  in  the  Lothians,  and 
in  Fifeshire.'  Dying  early  in  the  reign  of  Alexander  II, 
he  was  in  his  lands  succeeded  by  his  son  Hugh.  This 
gentleman  made  a  donation  to  the  Monastery  of  Nevvbottle. 
In  the  charter  or  gift,  he  is  designed  "  Hugo  de  Gourlay, 
filius  Hugonis."-  In  1272  he  is  witness  to  a  confirmation 
by  Bishop  William  Wishart  of  St.  Andrews  of  the  churches 
of  Innerwyc  and  Lygervvod.^  He  died  early  in  the  reign  of 
Alexander  HI,  leaving  two  sons,  William  and  Hugh. 

Hugh  de  Gourlay,  the  second  son,  became  steward  to  the 
Earl  of  Dunbar.  As  witness  to  a  donation  to  the  monks  of 
Goldingham  in  1261,  he  is  designed  "  Flugh  de  Gourlay, 
senescallus  comitis  de  Dunbar."-*  William  de  Gourlay, 
elder  son  of  Hugh,  succeeded  to  the  family  estates.  He  is 
named  in  a  donation  to  the  Monastery  of  Newbottle.  He 
died  prior  to  1290,  leaving  a  son  William. 

William  acquired  lands  in  different  localities.  To  the 
Monastery  of  Newbottle  he  granted  certain  lands  lying  near 
Arthur's  Oon,  in  the  county  of  Stirling.  In  the  charter 
which  is  dated  2d  July,  1293,  he  is  designed  "  Willielmus  de 
Gourlay,  filius  et  haeres  Willielmi  de  Gourlay. "^  He  died 
in  the  reign  of  King  Robert  the  Bruce,  and  was  in  his  lands 
succeeded  by  his  son  Simon  de  Gourlay,  who  became 
coroner  of  Fife. 

Simon  de  Gourlay  of  Kincraig  married  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter and  heiress  of  John  Alderston  of  that  ilk. 

In  the  year  1345  she  conveyed  the  barony  of  Alderston  to 
her  husband,  reserving  her  life  rent.  Simon  de  Gourlay 
annexed  the  estate  of  Alderston  to  his  barony  of  Kincraig. 
He  had  two  sons,  John  and  William. 

John,  the  elder  son.  died  young  and  unmarried. 

William,  the  second  son,  succeeded  to  the  family  estate. 
He  died  towards  the  close  of  the  reign  of  David  IT,  leaving 
two  sons,  John  and  William. 


'  See  svpra. 

-  Chartnlary  of  Newbottle,  p.  94. 
'  Chartulary  of  Paisley. 
■>  Writs  of  Coldingham,  p.  58. 
"  Chartulary  of  Newbottle,  p.  96. 


l6        THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.  ' 

John  of  Kincraig",  the  elder  son,  married  a  daughter  of 
Sir  Walter  Bickerton  of  Lulfness  or  Aberlady,  a  notable 
baron  in  the  reign  of  Robert  III.'  Dying  without  surviving 
issue,  he  was  succeeded  by  his  brother  William,  who,  being 
of  extravagant  habits,  alienated  a  portion  of  the  family  es- 
tate. He  was  father  of  Alexander  Gourlay,  who,  in  1394, 
obtained  a  warrant  from  Robert  III  "  for  recognoscing  in 
his  Majesty's  hands,  some  acres  of  land  in  the  barony  of 
Kincraig,  which  his  father  had  mortified  to  the  church  of 
St.  Monance,  without  the  consent  of  the  Superior."-  Alex- 
ander Gourlay  married  a  daughter  of Lauder  of 

Balcomie,3  by  whom  he  had  a  son,  John,  who,  on  the  30th 
July,  143 1,  was  served  heir  to  his  father  in  the  lands  of 
Alderston,  Plewlands,  Caponflat,  and  others,  in  the  con- 
stabulary of  Haddington.'* 

In  1457,  John  Gourlay  of  Kincraig  witnesses  the  rectifi- 
cation of  the  boundaries  of  Kinghorn,  W'ester,  and  Easter; 
also  in  1466,  the  rectification  of  the  lands  of  Gaytmilk  (Goat- 
milk),  in  the  parish  of  Kinglassie.  He  died  in  the  reign  of 
James  II,  and  was  succeeded  by  his  son,  John  Gourlay, 
who,  in  1443,  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  James  Aber- 
crombie  of  Balcormo.s 

Upon  his  father's  resignation,  John  Gourlay,  on  the  28th 
April,  1444,  received  from  James,  Bishop  of  St.  Andrews, 
a  charter  of.the  lands  of  Innergelly  and  others.  He  had  two 
sons,  John  and  Alexander. 

Alexander,  the  second  son,  was,  by  his  brother  John,  on 
the  7th  January,  1467,  appointed  bailie  of  his  barony  of 
Alderston.^ 

John,  the  elder  son,  succeeded  to  Kincraig.  As  "  John 
Gourlay  of  Kincraig,"  he  is  named  on  an  inciuest  which, 
on  the  19th  May,  1489,  found  that  Sir  Norman  Leslie  was 
heir  of  the  late  Sir  David  of  Leslie,  in  the  barony  of  Balin- 

breck.7     He  married   Margaret,  daughter  of Mony- 

penny  of  Pitmilly,  and  by  her  had  a  son  Alexander. 


1  Nisbet's  Heraldry,  Vol.  i.,  p.  349. 

2  Warrant  in  possession  of  Uie  family. 

3  Wood's  East  Neuk  of  Fife,  pp.  37,  258. 
*  Retour  in  possession  of  the  family. 

^  Marriage  Contract  in  possession  of  the  family. 

"  Family  Papers. 

"  Fourth  Report  of  Historical  Commissioners  :  Rothe's  Family  Papers,  app.  503. 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


17 


On  the  14th  May,  1491,  Alexander  Gourlay  had  con- 
firmed to  him  a  charter,  whereby  his  grandfather,  John 
Gourlay  of  Kincraig,  conveyed  to  him  the  lands  of  Alders- 
ton  and  others.'  On  the  14th  May,  1492,  he  had  a  charter 
under  the  Great  Seal  of  the  lands  of  Alderston,  Reddercraig, 
and  others;  and  in  1495  he  had  sasine  of  the  lands  of  Kin- 
craig.- On  the  7th  July,  151 1,  James  IV  granted  to  xA.lex- 
ander  Gourlay  of  Kincraig  and  his  heirs,  three-eighth  parts 
of  Uchtirmairnie,  in  the  territory  of  Kennochy  (Kenno- 
way),  which  lands  were  lately  adjudged  to  be  in  the  King's 
hands. 3 

Alexander  Gourlay  of  Kincraig  married  Helen,  daughter 
of  John  Cockburn  of  Ormiston,  by  whom  he  had  a  son, 
William,  also  a  daughter,  Margaret. 

Margaret  Gourley  married  Patrick  Blackadder  of  Dun- 
dafT;  they  had,  on  the  13th  April,  1542,  a  charter  of  the 
lands  of  DundafY. 

William  Gourlay  had,  on  the  26th  August.  1 538,  a  charter 
of  half  the  lands  of  Kincraig,  and  of  Auchtermairnie  and 
others,  which  he  had  resigned  into  the  King's  hands.^  By 
another  charter  under  the  Great  Seal,  dated  the  12th  June, 
1540,  he  and  his  wife,  Janet  Forman,  received  half  the  lands 
of  Kincraig;  also  the  lands  of  Alderston,  Caponflat.  Plew- 
lands,  Pethdales,  and  others,  in  the  constabulary  of  Had- 
dington, which  the  King  incorporated  into  the  free  barony 
of  Kincraig.s 

William  Gourley  of  Kincraig  married,  secondly,  Janet 
Kellie;  he  died  in  or  prior  to  1560.^ 

In  the  barony  of  Kincraig,  William  Gourlay  was  suc- 
ceeded by  his  son,  Alexander.  On  the  6th  August.  1579, 
James  VI  confirmed  a  charter  whereby  William  Lundy  of 
that  ilk  granted  to  Alexander  Gourlay  half  the  lands  of 
Kincraig.''. 

Alexander  Gourlay  of  Kincraig  married  Janet,  daughter 
of  Thomas  Scott  of  Abbotshall,  who   survived   him,   and 


1  Register  of  the  Great  .Seal,  book  xii..  No.  370. 

2  Exchequer  Rolls,  Vol.  X. 

3  Reg-ister  of  the  Great  Seal,  book  xvii.,  No.  58. 

*  Register  of  the  Great  Seal,  book  xxvi..  No.  m. 
5  Register  of  the  Great  Seal,  book  xxviii.,  No.  17. 
«  Wood's  East  Neuk  of  Fife,  p.  258. 
'  Reg.  Great  Seal,  book  xxxv.,  No.  80. 


l8        THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

died  before  1607.  Of  the  marriage  were  born  two  sons, 
Thomas  and  William.  William,  the  second  son,  married 
Elizabeth  Balfour.' 

Dying  about  the  year  1600,  Alexander  Gourlay  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Thomas,  his  eldest  son.  On  the  17th  July,  1600, 
Thomas  Gourlay  had  under  the  Great  Seal  confirmed  to 
him  the  lands  of  Gordonshall,  which  he  had  purchased  from 
John  Borthwick  of  Balhoufifie.^ 

Thomas  Gourlay  married  Barbara,  daughter  of  Robert 
Paterson  of  Dunmure.  Under  the  Great  Seal,  he  and 
liis  wife  had,  on  the  15th  February,  1587,  a  charter  of  the 
lands  and  barony  of  Kincraig. 

Thomas  Gourlay  of  Kincraig  died  in  February,  1627;  and 
his  testament  dative  was,  on  the  14th  of  the  following 
March,  given  up  by  David  Brown  of  Finmonth  as  a 
creditor. 3 

By  his  wife,  Barbara  Paterson,  Thomas  Gourlay  had  a 
son,  William. 

William  Gourlay,  son  of  Thomas  Gourlay,  married  Jean, 
daughter  of  James  Macgill  of  Nether  Rankeillor;  their  mar- 
riage contract  is  dated  ist  April,  1609. 

William  predeceased  his  father,  leaving  a  son,  Thomas; 
also  a  daughter,  Janet,  who  married  William  Duddingston 
of  Sandford.4 

From  his  grandfather,  Thomas  Gourlay  of  Kincraig, 
Thomas,  son  of  William,  had.  on  the  29tli  May,  161 2,  a 
charter  of  "  the  sunny  half  of  Kincraig.'"s  In  1631  Thomas 
succeeded  to  the  barony.  He  was,  as  one  of  the  Committee 
of  Parliament  in  1644,  ardently  attached  to  the  cause  of 
Charles  L  At  the  Restoration,  he,  in  reward  of  service, 
received  the  honor  of  knighthood. 

A  member  of  the  Archery  Company  of  St.  Andrews,  he 
was  winner  at  the  competition  in  1642,  and  conseqently  had 
the  privilege  of  attaching  a  silver  medal,  inscribed  with  his 
name  and  arms,  to  one  of  the  Company's  silver  arrows. 
The  arrow,  with  two  others,  bearing  seventy-nine  medals. 


'  Wood's  East  Neiik  of  Fife,  p.  258. 

2  Register  of  the  (Ireat  Seal,  book  xlii.,  No.  70. 

3  St.  Andrew's  Com.  ReR. 

*  Wood's  East  Neuk  of  Fife,  p.  258. 

'  Register  of  the  Great  Seal,  book  xlvii..  No.  104. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  jq 

is  preserved  at  St.  Andrews  in  the  Museum  of  the  United 
College. 

As  "  Sir  Thomas  Gourley  of  Kincraig,  Knight,"  he  had, 
on  the  19th  September,  1653,  sasine  of  a  mansion  and  por- 
tion of  ground  at  Elie.^  He  was  a  commissioner  of  Supply 
for  Fife  and  Kinross  in  1655,  1656,  and  1659.'  He  died 
about  1670. 

Sir  Thomas  Gourlay  married  Janet,  daughter  of  Robert 
Bruce  of  Pitlogie,-5  by  whom  he  had  two  sons,  Thomas  and 
John;  also  two  daughters,  Jane  and  Margaret. 

Jane,  elder  daughter,  married,  26tli  June,  1656,  Robert 
Lentrone,  Provost  of  St.  Andrews,  with  issue  a  son,  James, 
baptized  23d  April,  1657.^ 

Margaret,  second  daughter,  was  baptized  on  the  12th 
March,  1642. s  She  married,  28th  December,  1665,  Na- 
thaniel Spens  of  Lathallan;^  a  sasine  proceeding  on  their 
marriage  contract  is  dated  3d  November,  1665.7  On  the  3d 
March,  1670,  she  received  in  liferent,  a  charter  of  the  east 
half  of  the  lands  of  Lathallan,  on  her  husband's  resignation.^ 

She  had  a  son,  Thomas. ^ 

John,  younger  son  of  Sir  Thomas  Gourlay,  studied  medi- 
cine, first  at  Edinl:)urgh,  and  afterwards  in  Paris;  he,  there- 
after, practiced  as  a  physician  at  Elie,  in  Fife.  In  1660  he 
married  Margaret,  daughter  of  Dr.  Sharp,  physician  in 
Edinburs:h.^°  On  the  occasion  of  his  marriage,  he  received 
from  his  father  a  small  portion  of  the  Alderston  estate." 
He  died  in  1667,  leaving  two  daughters,  Margaret  and 
Helen." 

Thomas,  the  elder  son,  died  in  1661,  predeceasing  his 
father.  He  married,  24th  July,  1657,  Margaret,  daughter 
of  William  Forbes,  younger  of  Rires.  by  whom  he  had  three 


1  Fife  Reg'ister  of  Sasines,  Vol.  xviii.,  fol.  361. 

2  Acta  Pari.  Scot,  VI.,  Part  ii.,  847. 

3  Fife  Register  of  Sasines,  Vol.  ix.,  fol.  168,  169. 
<  Kilconquhar  Parish  Register. 

<<  Kilconquhar  Parish  Register. 
8  Kilconquhar  Parish  Register. 
'  Fife  Register  of  Sasines,  new  series,  Vol.  iii. 
«  Register  of  the  Great  Seal,  book  Ixv.,  No.  SB. 
»  Register  of  the  Great  Seal,  book  Ixv.,  No.  88. 
1°  Wood's  East  Neuk  of  Fife,  pp.  173,  258. 

11  Fife  Reg.  of  Sasines,  new  series.  Vol.  i. 

12  Wood's  East  Neuk  of  Fife,  p.  528. 


20  THE   GURLEY   FAMILY   GEiNEALOGY. 

sons;  also  a  daughter  Margaret,  who  married  first,  her 
cousin,  Thomas  Spens  of  Lathallan;  and  secondly,  the  Rev. 
Hew  Kemp,  minister  at  Dunfermline. 

Of  the  three  sons  of  Thomas  Gourlay  and  Margaret 
Forbes,  Arthur,  born  posthumously,  and  baptized  ist 
March,  1662,'  died  young. 

Thomas,  the  eldest  son,  baptized  8th  October,  1658,-  suc- 
ceeded his  grandfather  in  the  barony  of  Kincraig. 

Of  remarkable  strength,  no  one  might  venture  to  wrestle 
with  him;  and  when  the  mansion  of  Kincraig  was  being 
erected,  and  a  lintel  gave  way,  he  sustained  the  weight  on 
his  shoulders  till  a  support  was  provided. -^ 

He  died  in  April,  1683,  unmarried.^ 

William  Gourlay,  second  son  of  Thomas  Gourlay  and 
Margaret  Forbes,  was  baptized  17th-  January,   1660.5 

In  1683  he  succeeded  his  brother  in  the  barony  of  Kin- 
craig, and  died  in  December,  1718.'^  He  married  Jean, 
only  child  of  John  Lessells,  Provost  of  Haddington.  He 
had  three  sons,  Thomas,  William,  and  John;  also  three 
daughters. 

Janet,  the  eldest  daughter,  married  Captain  Reid  of  the 

Dragoons,  with  issue  a  daughter,  who  married Ker 

of  Cavers. 

Helen,  second  daughter,  died  j^mmarricd. 

Jean,  third  daughter,  married  Dr.  John  Scott  of  Coats. 

Of  his  sons,  Thomas,  the  eldest,  predeceased  his  father. 

William,  second  son,  succeeded  to  Kincraig,  and  died  in 
1776.7.  He  married  a  daughter  of  George  Seton  of  Pitmed- 
den  (who  died  in  1792),  with  issue  a  son,  George,  and  a 
daughter,  Mary  Anne. 

Mary  Anne  Gourlay  married  Dr.  Tait,  surgeon  in  Elie, 
and  died  in  1776,  without  issue.^ 

George  Gourlay,  younger,  of  Kincraig,  married,  in  1757, 
Margaret,  only  child  of  William  Robertson,  of  the  family 
of  Bedlay,  Writer  to  the  Signet. 


1  Kilconquhar  Parish  Register. 

2  Kilconquhar  Parish  Register. 

3  Wood's  East  Neuk  of  Fife,  p.  258. 
■•Fife  Register  of  Sasines,  27th  May,  1685. 

*  Kilconquhar  Parish  Register. 

*  St.  Andrews'  Com.  Reg.,  14th  November,  1719. 
"<  St.  Andrews'  Com.  Reg.,  24th  May,  1777. 

*  Wood's  East  Neuk  of  Fife,  p.  259. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  2 1 

He  predeceased  his  father,  dying  prior  to  the  14th  Janu- 
ary, 1774,  when  his  testament  dative  was  given  up  by  his 
son  Wilham,  and  his  daughters,  Margaret  and  Mary/ 

WiUiam,  only  son  of  George  Gourlay,  succeeded  to  the 
barony  of  Kincraig  on  the  death  of  his  grandfather  in  1776.^ 
In  1792  he  died  unmarried. 

John,  third  son  of  WilHam  Gourlay  and  Jean  Lessells, 
settled  in  Haddington  as  a  wine  merchant.  He  married 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  David  Plenderleath  of  Kailzie,  by 
whom  he  had  a  son,  William.  This  gentleman  some  time 
practiced  as  a  physician  in  Madeira,  and  in  1792  succeeded 
his  cousin,  William,  in  the  barony  of  Kincraig.  He  died 
on  the  1 8th  November,  1827,  aged  sixty-six.  He  is  com- 
memorated on  a  mural  tabulet  at  the  family  burying-place 
in  Kilconquhar  churchyard. 

William  Gourlay  of  Kincraig  married  first,  in  1787,  Cath- 
erine, daughter  of  Colonel  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  of  Amer- 
ica, by  whom  he  had  a  son,  John;  also  four  daughters. 

John  Gourlay,  who  succeeded  his  father  in  the  barony 
of  Kincraig,  died  in  December,  1833,  unmarried,  and  was 
in  the  lands  succeeded  by  his  cousin,  Margaret  Gourlay, 
daughter  of  George,  and  granddaughter  of  William  of  Kin- 
craig. She  died  in  1846,  unmarried,  and  was  succeeded 
by  her  cousin,  Catherine,  eldest  daughter  of  William  Gour- 
lay of  Kincraig. 

Catherine  Gourlay,  latterly  of  Kincraig,  married  first. 
Captain  Roden  Douglas,  Royal  Navy,  and  secondly,  James 
Bean  of  Madeira.     She  died  in  December,  1864. 

Elizabeth,  second  daughter  of  William  Gourlay  of  Kin- 
craig, died  unmarried. 

Gertrude,  fourth  daughter,  died  unmarried. 

Jean  Plenderleath,  third  daughter,  married  John  Austin, 
general  in  the  Portuguese  service,  and  settled  in  Madeira. 
She  died  in  1823,  leaving  a  son  and  three  daughters. 

William  Edmund  Craufurd  Austin,  only  son  of  General 
Austin  and  Jean  Plenderleath  Gourlay,  born  in  1821.  suc- 
ceeded his  aunt  Catherine  Gourlav  as  proprietor  of  Kin- 
craig, when  he  assumed  the  additional  name  of  Gourlay. 
He  is  M.  A.,  and  rector  of  Stanton  St.  John,  Oxfordshire. 


1  .St.  Andrews'  Com.  Re.sr..  t4th  January.  1774- 
''St.  Andrews'  Com.  Reg.,  24th  May,  1777. 


22        THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

He  married,  in  1863,  Emily,  daughter  of  Captain  Frederick 
Blair,  R.  N.,  without  issue. 

Elizabeth  Page,  eldest  daughter  of  General  Austin  by  his 
wife,  Jean  Plenderleath  Gourlay,  died  in  1879,  unmarried. 

Susan  Arbuthnot  Craufurd,  second  daughter,  married  the 
Rev.  William  Gorst  Harrison,  rector  of  Easington,  in  the 
county  of  Durham,  with  issue  a  son,  Gilbert  Eliot,  Lieuten- 
ant Royal  Navy;  also  nine  daughters,  Gertrude,  Susan, 
Kathleen,  Emily,  Julia,  Winifred,  Rachel,  Decima,  and 
Beatrice. 

Anna  Maria  Margaret  Catherine,  third  daughter,  mar- 
ried Lieutenant  William  Charles  Callow,  who  died  in  1853. 

William  Gourlay  of  Kincraig  married  secondly,  in  1822, 
Mary,  only  daughter  of  James  Mackintosh  (who  died  in 
1879);  she  had  two  daughters.  Marion  Bean,  the  elder 
daughter,  died  unmarried,  on  the  27th  February.  1888. 
Helen,  younger  daughter,  died  unmarried  on  the  30th  De- 
cember, 1845. 

The  family  arms,  sable;  an  eagle  displayed  argent  armed 
and  beaked  gules.  Crest:  such  another  eagle  issuing  out 
of  the  torss.     Motto:     Profunda  cern'it. 

FAMILIES  AT  LARGO,  FALKLAND,  AND  KING'S 

KETTLE. 

In  the  Revenue  Returns  for  i486- 1492,  Thomas  Gourlay 
is,  under  the  "  Quarter  of  P'alkland,"  entered  as  tenant  of 
the  Mill  of  AldlTalL' 

In  the  rental  of  1492-1500  of  the  "Quarter  of  Largo," 
James  Gourlay  appears  as  tenant  of  an  eighth  of  Newton 
Rires.-  Patrick  Gourlay  was  subsequently  tenant  at  New- 
ton Rires.3 

In  the  rental  of  1492-1500,  John  Gourlay  is  named  as 
tenant  of  "a  fourth  of  Kettle."4  At  Perth,  on  the  29th 
September,  1541.  James  V  granted  in  feu  ferme  to  John 
Gourlay.  son  and  heir  of  the  late  John  Gourlay,  a  quarter 
of  the  land  of  Katill  (Kettle). s 

1  Exchequer  Rolls,  Vol.  x. 

2  Exchequer  Rolls.  Vol.  x. 

3  Wood's  East  Neuk  of  Fife,  p.  63.    Newton  Hires  is  now  included  in  the  estate 
of  Charleton. 

*  Exchequer  Rolls,  Vol.  x. 

*  Register  of  the  Great  Seal,  xxviii.,  548. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  23 

On  the  23d  January,  1589,  Walter  Goiirlay,  portioner  of 
King's  Kettle,  executed  his  will.  He  appointed  his  wife, 
Isobel  Lummisdain,  as  his  executrix,  and  provided  that  in 
the  event  of  her  second  marriage,  Walter  Heriot  of  Ramor- 
gany  (Ramornie),  and  Mr.  Thomas  Lummisdain,  "  persoun 
of  Kinkell,"  should  become  tutors  to  his  eldest  son.' 

On  the  26th  December,  1605,  Walter  Gourlay,  son  and 
heir  of  the  deceased  WaUer  Gourlay,  portioner  of  King's 
Kettle,  obtained  sasine  of  the  fourth  part  of  the  lands  of 
King's  Kettle.^ 

FAMILIES     AT     DYSART,     WEMYSS,     SCOONIE, 
ELIE,  AND  ANSTRUTHER. 

At  Edinburgh,  on  the  14th  April,  15 13,  Robert  Gourlay, 
burgess  of  Dysart,  and  Grissel  Wemyss,  his  spouse,  had 
a  charter  of  the  lands  of  Hauch,  on  the  resignation  of  An- 
drew Kynnynmonth.-? 

Magnus  Gourlay,  burgess  of  Wester  Wemyss,  granted, 
on  the  31st  August,  1622,  an  obligation  to  Thomas  Alex- 
ander of  Drumeldrie,  for  £215.4 

On  the  3d  February,  1659,  Thomas  Gourlay,  in  Scoonie, 
and  Christian  Pittillok,  his  wife,  had  sasine  in  a  tenement 
in  the  sea  town  of  Largo.s 

Scions  of  the  House  of  Gourlay  of  Kincraig  had  settled 
at  Elie,  in  or  prior  to  the  seventeenth  century. 

At  the  baptism  of  a  child  of  George  Gourlay,  in  Elie,  on 
the  1 2th  June,  1672,  the  laird  of  Kincraig  was  a  witness.^ 
George  Gourlay  was  captain  of  a  coasting  vessel,  and  owner 
of  the  eighth  of  "  The  Hopewell  of  Anstruther,"  and  tenth 
of  "  The  Margaret  of  Elie."  He  died  in  March,  1776,  when 
his  "free  gear"  was  valued  at  £2,467,  6s,  8d.  He  be- 
queathed £100  for  "  a  handsome  burial  stane  to  be  placed 
abune  his  corps  ";  and  made  provision  that  in  the  failure  of 
his  own  children,  his  substance  should  be  inherited  by  the 


>  St.  Andrews'  Com.  Regfister. 

2  Fifeshire  Register  of  Sasines. 

3  Reg-ister  of  Great  Seal,  xviii.,  152. 
*  Register  of  Deeds,  Vol.  350. 

s  Fifeshire  Register  of  Sasines,  Vol.  xxi.,  fol.  23. 
«  Elie  Parish  Register. 


24 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 


children  of  his   brother,  John,   skipper  or  ship-captain   in 
Anstruther/ 

At  Elie,  on  the  west  of  Aiichnuity's  Wynd,  and  close  to 
the  sea,  a  large  house  of  castellated  form,  and  evidently 
built  in  the  sixteenth  century,  was  the  property  of  the  Kin- 
craig-  family.     It  was  probably  used  as  a  marine  residence. - 

FAMILY  OF  DUNFERMLINE. 

To  a  Precept  by  Archbishop  James  Beaton  of  St.  An- 
drews, for  the  induction  of  Sir  Walter  Stewart  to  the  parish 
cliurch  of  St.  Ninian's  of  Kirktown,  dated  at  the  Abbey  of 
Dunfermline,  loth  November,  1527,  Alexander  Gourlay  is 
a  witness.^ 

At  Torry,  on  the  7th  April,  1542,  a  charter  of  sale  was 
granted  by  Henry  Stewart  of  Rossyth  to  Margaret  Gourlay, 
lady  of  Torry,  in  liferent,  and  to  Patrick  Blacater,  her  son, 
in  fee,  of  the  lands  of  Dundufif,  in  the  barony  of  Rossyth. 
One  of  the  witnesses  is  James  Gourlay .4 

To  a  Precept  of  Sasine,  dated  at  Dunfermline,  3d  March, 
1544,  Thomas  Gourlay  is  a  witness.  Thomas  Gourlay  and 
his  wife  had,  about  the  year  1555,  a  charter  of  feu  ferme 
of  the  seventeenth  part  of  Over  Grange  of  South  Ferry.s 

Between  the  years  1555  and  1583,  William  Dvirie  and 
Jeanne  Gourlay,  his  wife,  had  a  charter  of  feu  ferme  of  a 
fourth  part  of  the  lands  of  Newlands;  they  had  also  a  charter 
of  the  lands  of  Kelty.^  On  the  7th  June,  1566.  Robert,  Arch- 
dean  of  St.  Andrews,  granted  to  William  Durie  and  Jean 
Gourlay,  his  wife,  in  free  tenement,  a  charter  of  the  lands  of 
Medo-end,  in  the  regality  of  Dunfermline.7 

FAMILY  AT  KINGHORN. 

About  the  year  1555  John  Gourlay  of  Kincraig  received 
"  an  assedation  "  of  the  eighteenth  part  of  Over  Grange  of 
Kinghorn  Wester.^ 


1  St.  Andrews'  Com.  Reg.,  May  2,  1676. 

2  Wood's  East  Neuk  of  Fife,  p.  66. 

3  Chartulary  of  Cambuskenneth,  p.  157. 
■•  Register  of  Great  Seal,  xxviii.,  178. 

s  Register  of  Dunfermline. 

«  Register  of  Dunfermline. 

'  Register  of  Great  Seal,  xxxiii.,  13. 

**  Register  of  Dunfermline. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  35 

On  the  16th  November,  16 19,  Archibald  Gourlay,  bur- 
gess of  Kinghorn,  executed  his  will;  he  appointed,  as  his 
executrix,  his  wife,  Elspeth  Glen.' 

George  Gourlay,  skipper-burgess  of  Kinghorn,  and  his 
wife,  Marion  Cunningham,  had,  in  December,  1646,  sasine 
of  eighty  merks  out  of  tenements  of  land  called  Killeraik  of 
Kinghorn.^ 

On  the  18th  June.  1706,  William  Gourlay,  burgess  of 
Kinghorn,  received  from  William  Edmond  an  obligation 
for  £70.3 

FAMILIES  IN  CERES. 

A  branch  of  the  family  of  Kincraig  settled  in  the  parish 
of  Ceres  early  in  the  seventeenth  century.  On  the  i8th 
May,  1629,  Thomas  Mortoun  at  Pitscottie,  a  deacon  of  the 
parish  church  of  Ceres,  and  his  wife,  Margaret  Gourlay,  had 
a  child  baptized,  one  of  the  witnesses  being  Sir  John  Hope 
of  Craighall.-t 

On  the  7th  October,  1674,  Thomas  Gourlay,  tenant  in 
Baldirran,  parish  of  Ceres,  received  sasine  of  an  annual 
rent  of  iSo  out  of  the  lands  of  BaltuUie  and  the  lands  of 
Kirkland.5  His  testament  dative  was  on  the  19th  Febru- 
ary, 1683,  given  up  by  his  widow,  on  behalf  of  Thomas 
Gourlay,  their  only  son,  his  free  gear  being  valued  at  £959, 
IS,  8d.6 

John  Gourlay,  farmer  in  Kinninmonth,  parish  of  Ceres, 
died  in  December,  1695.  In  his  inventory,  given  up  by  his 
widow,  his  "  free  gear  "  is  valued  at  £369.7 

John  Gourlay  married,  in  June,  1674,  Elizabeth  Cars- 
tares,  of  the  parish  of  Kilconquhar.^  His  son,  John,  farmer, 
at  Denhead  in  the  parish  of  Ceres,  died  prior  to  the  loth 
November,  1723.9 

John  Gourlay,  farmer  at  Denhead,  had  by  his  wife,  Helen 


1  St.  Andrews'  Commissariat  Register. 

2  Fifeshire  Register  of  Sasines. 

5  Register  of  Deeds,  Vol.  cxxxii,  May  11,  1707. 

<  Ceres  Parish  Register. 

5  Fifeshire  Register  of  Sasines. 

'  St.  Andrews'  Com.  Register. 

'  St.  Andrews'  Com.  Register. 

8  Ceres  Parish  Register.  Elizabeth  Carstares  was  a  member  of  the  landed  fam- 
ily of  Carstares  of  Kilconquhar,  to  which  belonged  the  celebrated  Principal  Cars- 
tares  of  Edinburgh. 

"  Ceres  Parish  Register. 


26  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

Black,  an  eldest  son,  Robert,  who  was  born  27th  October, 
1704.^  He  succeeded  to  his  father's  lease  of  Denhead  farm, 
and  on  the  14th  November,  1737,  received  in  feu  the  mill 
lands  of  Craigrothie.^  He  married  Barbara,  daughter  of 
William  Beath,  residing  at  Kilmuck,  parish  of  Scoonie,  and 
by  her  had  four  sons,  William,  John,  Oliver,  and  David.^ 

Oliver,  the  third  son,  was  baptized  on  the  i8th  August, 
1740.  Having  some  years  engaged  in  legal  pursuits  at 
Edinburgh,  he  returned  to  his  native  county. 

In  April,  1774,  he  had  sasine  of  the  lands  of  Newton  Leys, 
Bonnybanks,  Newbigging,  and  others,  in  the  parish  of 
Ceres,  and  in  April,  1779,  he  obtained  the  lands  of  Balhilly, 
Craigrothie  Mill,  and  the  Mains  of  Scotstarvet."* 

In  acquiring  these  and  other  lands,  Oliver  Gourlay  was 
led  to  believe  that  by  a  course  of  high  farming  he  would 
attain  opulence.  Ardent  in  his  enterprises,  he,  in  1780,  in- 
vited the  Town  Council  of  St.  Andrews  to  construct  a  su- 
perior road  between  their  city  and  his  estate,  assuring  them 
tliat  thereby  they  "  would  eternize  their  names. "s  Im- 
pressed by  his  agricultural  activities,  capitalists  extended  to 
him  a  large  credit,  so  that  prior  to  1803  he  was  enabled  to 
purchase  the  estate  of  Kilmaron,  near  Cupar-Fife,  of  which 
the  modern  rental  was  upwards  of  £3,000.^  But  Mr.  Gour- 
lay failed  in  his  agricultural  adventures,  and.  disposing  of 
his  lands,  he  retired  from  public  concerns.  He  died  on  the 
loth  October,  1819,  in  his  eightieth  year.7 

Oliver  Gourlay  married,  in  1774,  Janet,  only  daughter 
of  Thomas  Fleming,  tenant  in  Nether  Friarton;  she  died 
loth  October.  1827,  at  the  age  of  seventy-three.^ 

Of  the  marriage  w^ere  born  two  sons,  Robert  Fleming  and 
Thomas;  also  five  daughters,  Catherine,  Barbara,  Janet, 
Helen,  and  Margaret.9 

Robert  Fleming  Gourlay,  the  elder  son.  was  born  on  the 
24th  March,  1778.'°     After  studying  for  several  sessions  at 


'  Ceres  Parish  Register. 

^  Fifeshire  Register  of  Sasines. 

3  Ceres  Parish  Register. 

*  Fifeshire  Register  of  Sasines. 

6  St.  Andrews'  Town  Council  Records. 

"  Parlimentary  Returns  —  Lands  and  Heritages,  1874. 

'  Tombstone  inscription  in  Ceres  churchyard. 

8  Tombstone  inscription  in  Ceres  churchyard. 

»  Tombstone  inscription  in  Ceres  churchyard. 

1°  Ceres  Parish  Register. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


27 


the  University  of  St.  Andrews,  he  began  a  poHtical  career 
by  printing  a  pamphlet  on  Reform,  and  covertly  distribut- 
ing copies  throughout  the  county.  As  his  opinions  were 
extreme,  and  his  mode  of  propagating  them  obnoxious,  it 
was  determined  to  charge  him  with  sedition.  From  this 
difficulty  Mr.  Gourlay  made  an  escape  by  removing  to  Eng- 
land, and  there  renting  a  small  farm  at  Deptford  in  Kent. 
Subsequently  emigrating  to  Canada,  he  there  acquired  a 
large  tract  of  land,  on  which  he  endeavored  to  induce  his 
countrymen  to  make  settlements.  On  the  resources  of 
Canada  he  published  a  work  in  three  volumes;  also  a  num- 
ber of  pamphlets.  Returning  from  America,  he  made  a 
progress  throughout  Great  Britain,  setting  forth  his  views 
on  public  affairs,  more  especially  on  emigration.  Having 
experienced  some  inattention  at  the  hands  of  Henry,  after- 
wards Lord  Brougham,  he,  in  the  lobby  of  the  House  of 
Commons,  attacked  him  with  a  horsewhip,  an  escapade 
which  led  to  his  being  sent  to  prison. 

During  a  long  career  he  committed  many  other  extrava- 
gances; but  in  private  life  he  was  generous,  humane,  and 
circumspect. 

He  died  on  the  1st  August,  1863,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
five.  In  the  family  burying-ground  at  Ceres,  he  has  been 
careful  to  denote  his  descent  from  "  Ingelramus  Gourlay, 
who  came  from  England  with  Prince  William  about  the 
year  1174." 

Robert  Fleming  Gourlay  was  twice  married,  but  his  race 
is  extinct  in  the  male  line. 

FAMILIES  AT  ST.  ANDREWS. 

William  Gourlay,  one  of  the  collectors  of  customs  at  St. 
Andrews,  rendered  his  account  on  the  T4th  June,  1403, 
also  on  the  8th  July,  1404,  and  on  the  22d  March,  1405-6.^ 

David  Gourlay  of  Southfield,  parish  of  Largo,  died  on  the 
8th  October,  1627.-  By  his  second  wife,  Christian  Ram- 
say, he  had  two  sons,  Alexander  and  Robert. 

Alexander,  the  elder  son,  succeeded  his  father  in  the  lands 
of  Southfield,  which,  on  the  29th  July,  1630,  he  sold  to  his 


1  Exchequer  Rolls,  Vol.  iii.,  p.  571. 

2  St.  Andrews'  Com.  Register. 


28  THE   GURLEY   FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

brother,  Robert.'  On  the  13th  June,  1628,  he,  on  a  charter 
from  Archbishop  John  Spottisvvood  of  St.  Andrews,  had 
sasine  of  half  the  lands  of  Poldiif^,  otherwise  called  Smid- 
diegreen,  in  the  lordship  of  Byrehills  (Boarhills).-  From 
Smiddiegreen  he,  prior  to  1636,  removed  to  the  farm  of 
Lamboletham,  which  he  took  on  lease. ^  On  the  loth  June, 
1645,  he  had  sasine  of  a  tenement  of  land  at  Anstruther.^ 

Alexander  Gourlay  married  Susannah  Jardine,  by  whom 
he  had  three  sons,  Alexander,  James,  and  David;  also  three 
daughters,  Margaret,  Marjory,  and  Janet. 

At  the  baptism  of  Alexander,  the  eldest  son,  on  the  27th 
September,  1629,  the  Archdean  of  St.  Andrews  was  a  wit- 
ness.s 

To  Thomas  Gourlay,  advocate  in  St.  Andrews,  and  his ' 
wife,  Margaret  Clephane,  Sir  Alexander  Drummond  of  Gib- 
liston   granted  a  bond  for  500  merks ;  it  is  dated  at  St.  An- 
drews, 5th  November,  1629.^ 

On  the  29th  June,  1649.  David  Gourlay,  son  and  heir  of 
the  late  David  Gourlay,  citizen  of  St.  Andrews,  obtained 
sasine  on  a  precept  from  Chancery,  as  heir  to  his  father,  in 
nine  acres  and  two  roods  of  arable  land  in  the  neighborhood 
of  the  burgh. 7 

To  Walter  Gourlay  and  his  wife,  Bessie  Watson,  at  St. 
Andrews,  was  baptized,  on  the  i8th  April,  1628,  a  son, 
Robert.^  Robert  settled  as  a  trader  in  his  native  city.  He 
married  Margaret  Dishart,  by  whom  he  had  three  sons, 
William,  James,  and  John.^ 

John,  the  third  and  youngest  son,  was  baptized  on  the 
27th  August,  1667.'"  Conducting  business  as  a  manufact- 
urer in  St.  Andrews,  he  attained  a  measure  of  opulence. 
By  his  wife,  Agnes  Miller,  he  had  a  son,  Robert. 

Robert  Gourlay,  son  of  John  Gourlay  and  Agnes  Miller, 
was  born  on  the  28th  September,  1707.     Obtaining  a  share 


1  Register  of  Deeds,  Vol.  470. 

2  Fifeshire  Reeister  of  Sasines,  Vol  vii.,  fol.  257. 
"  St.  Andrews'  Parish  Reg-ister. 

*  Fifeshire  Register  of  Sasines,  Vol.  xv. 
^  St.  Andrews'  Parish  Regcister. 

*  Register  of  Deeds,  Vol.  498. 

'  Fifeshire  Register  of  Sasines,  Vol.  xi.,  fol.  122. 
«  St.  Andrews'  Parish  Register. 

*  St.  Andrews'  Parish  Register. 
I"  St.  Andrews'  Parish  Register. 


THE   GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 


29 


of,  and  ultimately  succeeding  to,  his  father's  business,  he 
was,  prior  to  1748,  elected  deacon  of  his  craft.  He  also 
became  clerk  of  the  Kirk  Session  of  St.  Leonard's  parish.' 
He  died  on  the  i8th  February,  1791,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
four. - 

Robert  Gourlay  married  Anna  Brown,  by  whom  he  had 
three  sons,  John,  Robert,  and  Charles.^  Robert,  second 
son,  born  30th  May,  1751,  settled  in  St.  Andrews  as  a  mer- 
chant, and  was,  in  1792,  elected  Convener  of  the  Incor- 
porated Trades.-'  He  died  at  St.  Andrews  on  the  ist  Sep- 
tember, 181 1,  at  the  age  of  sixty.s  By  his  wife,  Agnes  Lid- 
dell,  he  had  six  sons,  Robert,  John,  Charles,  John  Brown, 
Thomas,  and  James;  also  two  daughters.^ 

Agnes  Cree,  elder  daughter,  born  29th  November,  1786, 
married,  in  1807,  Alexander  Kay,  with  issue. 

Anne,  younger  daughter,  born  4th  March,  1796,  mar- 
ried Francis  Hamilton,  with  issue. 

Of  the  sons,  Robert,  born  i8th  January,  1789,  married 
Janet  Marshall,  of  Chapelton,  Lanarkshire;  he  died  in  1852, 
without  issue.  John  died  in  infancy.  Charles,  born  ist 
December,  1792,  died  in  1863,  unmarried.  John  Brown, 
born  1 2th  September,  1799,  settled  in  Glasgow,  and  there 
died  in  1878.  By  his  wife,-  Sarah  Langlands,  who  died  in 
1887,  he  had  three  sons  and  four  daughters,  (i)  Robert, 
eldest  son,  born  in  1825,  is  a  merchant  in  Glasgow;  he  mar- 
ried his  cousin,  Agnes  Gourlay,  with  issue  two  sons:  John, 
born  27th  May,  1867,  and  Robert  James,  born  26th  Febru- 
ary, 1873;  also  four  daughters,  Jane,  Sarah,  Agnes  (de- 
ceased), and  Annie.  (2)  William,  second  son,  born  in 
1827,  settled  in  London,  married  Margaret  Finlay,  without 
issue.  (3)  John,  third  son,  born  in  1836,  is  a  chartered  ac- 
countant in  Glasgow;  he  married  Elizabeth  Nash,  only 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Andrew  Murray,  with  issue  seven  sons: 
John  George,  born  in  1870,  died  in  infancy;  Andrew  Mur- 
ray, born  in  1871;  William  Robert,  born  in  1874;  Charles 
Aikman,  born  in  1877;  Henry,  born  in' 1880;  James  Nash, 

1  St.  Andrews'  Parish  Register. 

2  St.  Andrews'  Deaths'  Register.    On  his  tombstone  in  St.  Andrews'  church- 
yard, the  sculptor  has  erroneously  described  his  age  as  fifty-four. 

3  St.  Andrews'  Parish  Register. 
*  St.  Andrews'  Parish  Register. 

6  St.  Andrews'  Deaths'  Register.    Tombstone  inscription. 
«  St.  Andrews'  Parish  Register. 


30 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


born  in  i88i;  John  Brown,  born  in  1884,  died  in  infancy; 
also  two  daugliters;  Elizabeth  Nash,  born  in  1872,  died  in 
infancy;  and  Sarah  Langlands,  born  in  1876. 

Of  the  four  daughters  of  John  Brown  Govirlay,  Margaret, 
born  in  1829,  and  Sarah,  born  in  1834,  are  unmarried.  Ag- 
nes, third  daughter,  born  in  1838,  married  Charles  B.  Aik- 
man,  solicitor  in  Glasgow,  without  issue.  Isabella,  fourth 
daughter,  born  in  1842,  married  Thomas  Clark,  Largs,  with 
issue,  a  son. 

Thomas,  fifth  son  of  Robert  Gourlay  and  Agnes  Liddell, 
born  16th  October,  1802,  died  young  and  unmarried. 

James,  youngest  son  of  Robert  Gourlay,  born  at  St.  An- 
drews on  the  3d  June,  1804,  was  one  of  the  leading  account- 
ants in  Glasgow.  After  retiring  from  business,  he,  in  1855, 
accepted  an  agency  for  the  Bank  of  Scotland  at  Laurieston 
in  the  same  city.  A  magistrate  of  Glasgow,  he  w^as  a  chief 
promoter  of  the  Lock  Katrine  Water  Scheme.  He  died  in 
May,  1872.  In  1830  he  married  Jeanie  Cleland  (who  died 
in  September,  1870),  with  issue,  one  son  and  four  daughters. 

Agnes,  the  eldest  daughter,  born  15th  December,  1833, 
married,  in  1858,  her  cousin,  Robert  Gourlay,  with  issue. 

Jane,  second  daughter,  born  in  February,  1836,  died  in 
1886,  unmarried. 

Annie,  third  daughter,  born  26th  April,  1838,  married, 
in  1861,  Henry  Shaw  Macpherson,  merchant  in  Glasgow, 
with  isstie. 

Helen,  fourth  and  youngest  daughter,  born  6th   April, 

1843,  is  unmarried. 

Robert,  only  son  of  James  Gourlay  and  Jeanie  Cleland, 
born  13th  July,  1840,  is  manager  of  the  Bank  of  Scotland, 
Glasgow,  and  a  magistrate  of  the  County  of  Lanark. 

He  married,  in  March,  1868,  Mary  Brown  Hastings  Mof- 
fat, Gateside,  Kirkconnel,  Dumfriesshire,  who  died  17th 
December,  1877.  Of  the  marriage  were  born  three  sons: 
James,  born  1869;  Robert  Cleland,  born  1871 ;  Francis 
Nicholson  Mofifat,  born  1872;  also  two  daughters,  Agnes 
Jessie  and  Mary  MoiTat,  both  of  whom  died  in  infancy. 

FAMILIES  IN  LANARKSHIRE. 

On  the  19th  July,  1576,  James  VI  confirmed  a  charter 
whereby,  on  the  3d  May,  1561,  Mr.  Arthur  Hamilton,  pro- 
vost of  the    Collegiate    Church    of    Hamilton,  granted  to 


THE    GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  31 

Robert  Gotirlaw,  familiar  servitor  of  James,  Duke  of  Cha- 
telherault,  a  tenement  of  land,  with  houses,  hedges,  and 
fruit-trees,  etc.,  in  the  town  of  Hamilton,  —  also  ten  acres 
of  land  in  Hamilton-hauch,  in  the  barony  of  Hamilton.' 

William  Gourlie,  the  eminent  botanist,  was  born  at  Glas- 
gow in  March,  181 5,  and  died  on  the  24th  June,  1856. 

Robert  Gourlaw,  a  native  of  Lanarkshire,  was,  on  the 
31st  March,  1692,  ordained  minister  of  Tillicoultry;  he  died 
in  1713.^ 

FAMILIES  IN  STIRLINGSHIRE. 

At  Clarkmannan,  on  the  13th  June,  1330,  Robert  Gour- 
lay,  provost  of  Stirling,  rendered  to  the  chamberlain  his  ac- 
counts for  that  burgh. 3 

John  Gourlay  is,  on  the  28th  February,  1388-9,  named  as 
a  land-owner  at  Stirling.^ 

At  Perth,  on  the  20th  March,  1465-6,  John  Gourlay,  one 
of  the  bailies  of  Stirling,  rendered  his  account  for  that 
burgh.s 

On  the  25th  September,  1479,  John  Gomday  is  named  as 
possessing  lands  at  Stirling.^ 

The  late  David  Gourlay,  owner  of  "  two  riggis,"  is  named 
in  a  charter  subscribed  at  Stirling  on  the  7th   February, 

1525-6.7 

On  the  3d  March,  1642,  a  charter  under  the  Great  Seal 
was  granted  to  Robert  Gourlay  in  Patrickstown  of  Lecky, 
in  liferent,  and  to  Robert  Gourlay,  younger,  his  son,  of  the 
lands  of  Of^erance  of  Lecky,  commonly  called  Schyrgar- 
toun,  in  the  Stewartry  of  Menteith,  on  the  resignation  of 
Alexander  Lecky  of  that  ilk.^ 

In  the  year  1666,  Robert  Gourlay  of  Little  Kerse  is 
named;  also  his  wife  Bethia,  daughter  of  Walter  Graham  of 
Meikewood.' 

On  the  2d  July,  1670,  Robert  Gourlay,  eldest  son  of  Rob- 


'  Register  of  Great  Seal,  xxxiv.,  636. 

2  Fasti  Eccl.  Scot.,  ii.,  740. 

3  Exchequer  Rolls,  i.,  266. 

''  Stirling'  Burgh  Charters,  p.  23. 

^  Exchequer  Rolls,  iii.,  637. 

•  Stirling  Burgh  Records. 

'  Stirling  Burgh  Charters,  pp.  193,  1Q4. 

s  Register  of  the  Great  Seal,  Ivii.,  13. 

9  Stirlingshire  Com.  Reg.,  Vol.  vii. 


32  THE   GURLEY   FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

ert  Gourlay  of  Little  Kerse,  called  Shirgarton,  is  named  in 
a  sasine,  with  reference  to  the  lands  of  Kipdarroch  in  the 
parish  of  Gargunnock/ 

On  the  i6th  and  21st  November,  1768,  David  Gourlay  of 
Kipdarroch  received  a  disposition  of  the  lands  of  Easter 
and  Wester  Callichat.- 

On  the  9th  May,  1761,  Mr.  James  Gourlay,  preacher  of 
the  Gospel,  son  of  Archibald  Gourlay  of  Birkhill,  near  Stir- 
ling, granted  a  disposition  of  these  lands  in  favor  of  George 
Muschet,  merchant,  Stirling.-?  Licensed  by  the  Presbytery 
of  Glasgow  on  the  2d  August,  1758,  he  was  ordained  minis- 
ter of  TillicouUry  on  the  25th  September,  1765.  In  1772 
he  demitted  his  charge,  and  went  to  America.^ 

Hugh  Gourlay,  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Stirling  on 
the  26th  April,  1760,  was  ordained  minister  of  Balfron  on 
the  25th  September  of  the  same  year.  He  died  on  the  nth 
January,  1787,  aged  fifty-five.  He  married,  first,  Margaret 
Lauder;  secondly,  30th  July,  1782,  Elizabeth  Colquhoun, 
with  issue. 

FAMILIES   IN   PERTHSHIRE. 

On  the  19th  December,  1521,  John  Blackadder,  friar  of 
Tulliallan,  and  Mr.  Patrick  Blackadder,  Archdeacon  of 
Glasgow,  granted  a  charter  to  Alexander  Livingston  of 
Dunipace,  and  Alison  Gourlay,  his  spouse  in  life-rent,  and 
to  Mr.  Alexander  Livingston,  their  son,  heritably,  of  the 
lands  of  the  Overtoun  of  Tulliallan. s 

To  a  charter,  granted  on  the  ist  October,  1527,  by  Sir 
Andrew  Murray  of  Balvaird,  to  the  Abbey  of  Cambusken- 
neth,  of  an  annual  rent  of  fourteen  merks,  from  the  lands  of 
Arngrosk  (Arngask),  Alexander  Gourlay  is  a  witness.^ 

By  the  Regent  Mary  of  Guise  was,  on  the  7th  August, 
1546,  confirmed  a  charter,  whereby  William,  Lord  Crichton 
of  Sanquhar,  granted  to  Thomas  Gourlaw  of  Ballendene, 
the  fourth  part  of  Ballendene.  in  the  barony  of  Balledgarno, 
and  shire  of  Perth.7     On  the  8th  June,  1556,  the  Queen  Re- 


1  Stirlingshire  Register  of  Sasines,  zd  series,  Vol.  iv.,  fol.  i86. 

^  Stirlingshire  Register  of  Sasines,  2d  series.  Vol.  xxiii.,  fol.  175. 

3  Stirlingshire  Register  of  Sasines,  2d  series,  Vol.  xxiv.,  fol.  465. 

^  Fasti  Eccl.  Scot.,  ii.,  741. 

^Register  of  the  Great  Seal,  xxii.,  42. 

"Register  of  Cambuskenneth,  p.  38. 

^  Register  of  the  Great  Seal,  xxix.,  370. 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


33 


g'ent  confirmed  a  charter,  in  which  Thomas  Gourlaw  of 
Ballendene  grants  to  Alexander  Gourlaw,  his  son,  the 
fourth  part  of  Ballendene.' 

At  Culross,  on  the  i8th  June,  1620,  Gilbert  Gourlay  of 
Wester  Grange,  in  the  Lordship  of  Culross,  gave  in  loan  to 
John  Gaw  of  Maw  the  sum  of  3,000  merks,  for  which  he  re- 
ceived an  annual  rent  out  of  the  lands  of  Wester  Rothe 
Wallis.^ 

On  the  31st  May,  1637,  Gilbert  Gourlay  of  Wester  Grange 
received  from  Andrew  Brand,  maltster-burgess  of  Culross, 
a  bond  for  two  hundred  merks.^  In  1646  Gilbert  Gourlay 
of  Wester  Grange  was  placed  on  the  committee  of  War  for 
Perthshire. 4 

On  the  28th  April,  1724,  Archibald  Gourlay  received  a 
disposition  from  William  Govan,  of  the  lands  of  Wester 
Carse  of  Boquhaple,  in  the  parish  of  Kincardine-in-Men- 
teith.s 

Robert  Gourlay  of  Wester  Boquhaple  had,  on  the  12th 
February,  1743,  a  charter  of  the  lands  of  Brae  in  Menteith.^ 

FAMILIES  IN  THE  NORTHERN  COUNTIES. 

Henry  de  Gorlay  was,  on  the  25th  September,  1286,  ap- 
pointed on  an  inquest  to  inquire  into  the  boundaries  of  cer- 
tain pasture  lands  in  the  barony  of  Panmur.7  And  as  Henry 
de  Gorlay,  Knight,  he  is  put  on  a  commission,  appointed 
on  the  14th  October,  1286.^ 

William  de  Gourlay  de  Balgally  did  homage  to  Edward 
I  at  Berwick  in  1296.9 

In  1328,  William  Gourlay  is  one  of  the  witnesses  to  a 
charter,  whereby  Walter  de  Schaklock  granted  to  Henry 
de  Ross  a  third  part  of  the  lands  of  Inieney,  near  Montrose. '° 


1  Register  of  the  Great  Seal,  xxx.,  491. 

2  Register  of  Deeds,  Vol.  310. 

3  Register  of  Deeds,  Vol.  506. 

*  Acta  Pari.  Scot,  Vol.  vi.,  Pt.  I.,  p.  622. 
»  Register  of  the  Great  Seal,  xc,  122. 

*  Register  of  the  Great  Seal,  xcvii.,  286. 
'  Harleian  Charter,  43,  B.  g. 

*  Register  of  Aberbrothock,  383. 

"Ragman  Roll,  126;  Prynne,  654;  Palgrave,  ig6.  There  are  two  considerable 
estates  called  Balgally,  Balgillie,  or  Balgillo,  in  the  County  of  Forfar,  one  of 
which  is  situated  within  the  parish  and  thanedom  of  Tannadice,  the  other  in  the 
parish  of  Monifieth  (Jervise's  "Angus  and  Mearns,"  p.  313). 

'"  Register  of  Aberbrothock,  339. 


34        THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

Sir  John  Gourlay,  monk  of  Aberbrotliock,  is  witness  to 
a  citation  by  John  of  Eglyntoun,  Prior  of  Blantyre,  dated 
at  St.  Andrews,  28th  January,  1392;  he  is  also  witness  to  a 
sentence  of  excommunication  against  Robert,  Bishop  of 
Dunkeld,  on  the  25th  February  of  the  same  year.' 

On  the  6th    November,    15 16,  James    Gurlay  (Gourlay)' 
rented  from  the  Abbot  of  Cupar  three  acres  and  three  roods 
of  land.-     In  1558  William  Gourlay  was  tenant  of  Cause- 
yend,  on  the  lands  of  the  Abbey. ^ 

On  the  26th  January,  1600,  William  Gourlay,  described 
as  portioner  of  Calseyend  of  Cupar,  sold  to  Charles  Bell 
for  £2,000,  four  acres  of  land  at  Keithock.^ 

At  Dundee,  on  the  12th  November,  1602,  Thomas  Gour- 
lay of  Dargo  granted  to  Patrick  Cadzow,  portioner  at  Lifif, 
a  bond  for  fifty-five  merks.s  Thomas  Gourlay  is,  in  No- 
vember, 1613,  named  as  meal-maker  at  Invergowrie,  in  a 
bond  granted  by  him  for  500  merks.^ 

In  May,  1628,  Walter  Gourlay,  maltster-burgess  of  Dun- 
dee, executed  his  will.  To  his  elder  son,  James,  he  be- 
queathed a  third  part  of  his  estate;  and  he  provided  legacies 
to  his  son,  John,  and  his  daughters,  Margaret,  Jean,  and 
Catherine.  His  will  was  confirmed  at  Brechin  in  June, 
1628,  when  his  "  free  gear  "  was  estimated  at  £2886,  13s,  4d.7 

James  Gourlay,  brother  of  Walter,  died  at  Dundee  in 
February,  1631;  his  testament-dative  was  given  up  by 
Katherine  Alexander,  his  relict,  in  name  of  Walter  Gourlay, 
their  son.^ 

Patrick  Gourlay,  in  Bervie,  died  in  May,  1640,  leaving  a 
son,  Thomas.9 

In  fortifying  the  place  against  the  approach  of  Cromwell, 
the  Magistrates  of  Dundee  removed  a  tenement  belonging 
to  David  Gourlay,  a  burgess,  who,  failing  to  obtain  compen- 
sation, presented  a  complaint  to  Parliament.     On  the  23d 


1  Register  of  Cambuskenneth,  pp.  oo,  loo,  105. 

*  Rental  Book  of  Abbey  of  Cupar,  Vol.  i.,  pp.  zgi,  sqa,  312. 

s  Rental  Book  of  Abbey  of  Cupar,  Vol.  ii.,  pp.  74.  75<  1701  183,  213. 

*  Register  of  Deeds. 

*  Register  of  Deeds. 
8  Register  of  Deeds. 

'  Brechin  Com.  Register. 

*  Brechin  Com.  Register. 
0  Brechin  Com.  Register. 


THE    GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


35 


June,  1649,  the  Estates  ordained  the  Magistrates  to  pay  to 
their  petitioner  the  sum  of  a  thousand  merks.' 

Patrick  Gourlay,  Town  Clerk  of  Dundee,  died  in  January, 
1667,  at  the  age  of  forty-seven.  To  his  memory  was  reared 
in  the  burying-ground  a  monument,  bearing  a  commenda- 
tory inscription,  partly  in  Latin  verse. ^ 

James  Gourlay,  glover  in  Dundee,  had  a  son,  William, 
who,  graduating  at  the  University  of  St.  Andrews  in  1736, 
was,  in  October,  1742,  licensed  to  preach.  On  the  6th 
March,  1752,  he  was  ordained  minister  of  Flisk,  Fifeshire. 
He  died  on  the  i6th  October,  1780,  at  the  age  of  seventy. 
In  the  living  of  Flisk  he  was  succeeded  by  his  son,  William, 
who  died  on  the  2d  March,  18 10,  at  the  age  of  sixty-one.^ 

John  Gourlay,  a  native  of  Brechin,  studied  at  King's  Col- 
lege, Aberdeen,  and,  in  July,  1799,  was  ordained  assistant 
minister  of  Arbuthnot.  He  was  translated  to  the  parish  of 
Lintrathen  in  1813,  and  from  thence,  in  1819,  to  that  of 
Cortachy.  He  died  on  the  27th  March.  1826.  By  his  wife, 
Sarah  Anne  Hunter,  he  had  a  son,  William.4 

On  the  5th  May,  1540,  in  an  account  of  money  belonging 
to  the  Cathedral  of  Aberdeen,  there  appears  a  balance  of 
6s,  8d,  resting  in  the  hands  of  Sir  John  Gurla.s 


1  Acta  Pari.  Scot.,  vi.,  Part,  ii.,  483. 

2  Monuments  and  Monumental  Inscriptions  in  Scotland,  Vol.  ii.,  p.  215. 

3  Fasti  Eccl.  Scot.,  ii.,  494. 

<  Fasti  Eccl.  Scot.,  iii.,  756,  767. 
^  Chartulary  of  Aberdeen. 


PART   SECOND. 


&)ctvcid 


FROM   THE 


Porter  Genealogy, 

COMPILED    BY 

HENRY   PORTER   ANDREWS. 

SARATOGA  SPRINGS,   N.  Y.,  1893. 

Vol.  I,  pp.  371-2. 

WILLLIAM  GURLEY  came  from  Inverness,  Scotland,  with  the 
family  of  Rev.  Soloman  Stoddard,  to  Northampton,  Mass.  He  mar- 
ried Hester  IngersoU,  born  August  3,  1663,  daughter  of  John  Inger- 
soU,  of  Northampton,  who  married,  September  12,  1637,  Abigail  Bas- 
com,  daughter  of  Thomas  Bascom,  from  England. 

WILLIAM  GURLEY  was  drowned.  May  i,  1687. 

She  married  (second  husband)  Benoni  Jones,  who  was  killed  by 
Indians,  May  13,  1704,  she  being  taken  to  Canada,  where  she  died  in 
captivity. 


WILLIAM  GURLEY, 

OxNE   OF    THE 

FIRST  SETTLERS  OF  NORTHAMPTON,  MASS. 


WILLIAM  GURLEY,  of  Northampton,  Mass.,  after- 
wards of  Coventry  and  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  born  in  Inver- 
ness, Scotland,  in  1665,  and  came  with  the  family  of  Rev. 
Solomon  Stoddard  from  England  to  Northampton,  Mass., 
in  1679,  at  the  age  of  14  years;  in  whose  family  he  was 
brought  up  and  educated. 

William  Gurley  married  Hester  Ingersoll  •  1684, 

daughter  of  John  and  Abigail  (Bascom)  Ingersoll.  Abigail 
Bascom  was  daughter  of  Thomas  Bascom  from  England. 

Hester  Ingersoll  was  born  Aug.  3,  1663. 

Mr.  William  Gurley  was  accidentally  drowned  in  the  Con- 
necticut River  May  i,  1687,  at  the  age  of  22  years. 

He  is  reputed  to  have  been  truly  pious  and  a  sincere  fol- 
lower of  Jesus  Christ. 

Children  of  William  Gurley  and  Hester  Ingersoll,  his 
wife,  one  only: 

I.     Samuel,  born  May  17,  1687. 

After  his  death  his  widow  married  Benoni  Jones  of 
Northampton,  Mass.,  January  23,  1689,  by  whom  she  had 
four  children,  viz. : 

Jonathan,   born   Jan.   4,    1695  >  ^^'^  <^'^^  young. 

Benjamin,     "  1696  ;  and  settled  in  Coventry,  Conn. 

Ebenezer,     "       Nov.  12,  169S. 

Jonathan,     "       Mar.   3,  1703. 

The  two  last,  together  with  their  father,  were  slain  by  the 
enemy  at  Poscummuck,  north  end  of  Mount  Tom,  North- 
ampton. Mass..  May  13,  1704. 

The  following  is  taken  from  the  History  of  Rev.  John 
Williams,  who  was  also  a  captive  in  Canada  at  the  time  of 


40  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Mrs.  Gurley's  (alias  Jones)  death,  etc.,  and  conversed  with 
her  daily: 

"  At  the  time  of  the  massacre  at  Poscummock,  north  end 
of  Mount  Tom,  Mass.,  there  were  three  families  dwelling 
there,  the  enemy  (Indians)  beat  down  and  killed  the  men  and 
children  like  brutes,  and  after  ransacking  the  houses  they 
set  them  on  fire,  and  took  the  three  women  and  what  plunder 
they  desired  to  Canada,  where  one  of  the  women  soon  died; 
on  the  arrival  of  the  women  in  Canada  the  Catholic  priests 
soon  went  to  work  trying  to  convert  them  to  their  religion. 
One  of  the  women,  says  Rev.  Mr.  Williams,  they  got  to  con- 
fess their  religion  without  much  difficulty,  but  the  Jones 
woman  was  very  reluctant  and  obstinate,  but,  finally,  was 
taken  sick,  and  the  priests  constantly  annoying  and  tor- 
menting her  night  and  day,  got  her  to  say  she  confessed 
their  religion,  and  tried  to  make  her  promise  that  if  she 
ever  got  well  and  returned  to  Connecticut,  that  she  would 
try  to  convert  her  friends  and  relatives  to  become  Catholics, 
and  when  her  tongue  had  become  so  dry  that  she  could  not 
speak,  the  priest  anointed  her  with  his  holy  oil,  and  she 
departed  this  life  Nov.  Q.y,  1705. 

"  Rev.  Mr.  Williams." 

Taken  from  the  History  of  Deerfield,  Mass.: 

"  Those  carried  to  Canada  were  Esther,  wife  of  Benoni 
Jones;  her  niece,  Margaret  Huggins,  eighteen  years  old; 
and  Elisha,  son  of  John  Searls,  eight  years  old.  (Margaret 
Huggins  afterwards  returned  to  Conn.) 

"  The  slain  were  Samuel  Janes,  forty  years  old,  with  his 
wife,  Sarah,  and  children,  Obadiah,  five  years  old;  Ebenezer, 
three  years  old ;  and  Sarah,  one  year  old.  Also  four  children 
of  Benjamin  Janes:  Hannah,  eight  years  old;  Marion,  four 
years  old;  Nathan,  one  year  old;  and  one  of  unknown  name 
and  age. 

"  Benoni  Jones,  about  thirty  years  old,  with  his  children: 
Ebenezer,  six  years  old;  and  Jonathan,  one  year  old. 

"  Also  John  Searls,  about  fifty-eight  years  old,  and  three 
children." 

Another  account,  as  follows,  viz.: 

"  May  I2th.  Pascomock  Fort  taken  by  y'=  French  & 
Indians,  being  about  seventy-two. 

"  They  took  and  captivated  y«  whole  Garison,  being 
about  thirty-seven  persons. 


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THE   GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  41 

"  The  English  pursuing  of  them  caused  them  to  knock  all 
the  Captives  on  the  head,  save  five  or  six. 

"  Three  were  carried  to  Canada  with  them ;  the  others  es- 
caped, and  about  seven  of  those  knocked  on  the  head  re- 
covered. Y«=  rest  died.  Capt.  John  Taylor  was  killed  in 
the  fight,  and  Samuel  Bartlette  wounded." 

The  author  of  this  history  hopes  its  readers  will  ever 
think  how  Mrs.  Esther  Jones  must  have  felt  at  the  time  of 
the  slaying  of  her  husband  and  two  children,  and  what 
must  have  been  the  thoughts  of  that  Christian  woman  dur- 
ing her  captivity  before  her  death  in  Canada.  What  must 
have  been  her  thoughts  of  her  two  small  children  she  had  left 
in  Connecticut,  and  by  being  tormented  day  and  night  by 
those  Catholic  priests,  who  were  trying  to  convert  her  to 
their  religion?  Those  must  have  been  long  days  and 
wearisome  nights.  These  are  thoughts  that  the  reader  will 
do  well  to  ponder,  and  also  the  history  of  the  Irish  Re- 
bellion of  1798. 


DESCENDANTS  IN  THE  LINE  OF  SAMUEL  GUR- 
LEY, SON  OF  WILLIAM  GURLEY. 

I. 

SAMUEL  GURLEY,  of  North  Coventry,  Conn.,  after- 
w^ards  of  Mansfield,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to  Ex- 
perience Rust,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Rust  of  North 
Coventry,  formerly  of  Northampton,  Alass.,  and  Mary,  his 
wife,  who  was  Mary  Atchison  of  Hatfield,  Mass.,  about 
1712;  she  was  born  in  November,  1693. 

Nathaniel  Rust  was  son  of  Israel  Rust  of  Northampton, 
Mass.,  and  Rebecca,  his  wife,  daughter  of  William  Clark 
of  the  same  town. 

Mr.  Samuel  Gurley  died  February  23,  1760,  in  the  74th 
year  of  his  age. 

"  He  was  distinguished  for  piety,  and  was  eminently  use- 
ful in  the  cause  of  religion  and  humanity." 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Experience  Gurley,  died  July  10,  1768, 
in  the  74th  year  of  her  age. 

Children  of  Samuel  Gurley  and  Experience  Rust,  his 
wnfe : 


42 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 


2. 

Esther, 

born 

Feb.  24,  1 713, 

3- 

Jonathan, 

(1 

Apr.   2,  1715. 

4- 

Samuel, 

<( 

June  30,  1 71 7. 

5- 

Lois, 

(( 

Jan.  17,  1720. 

6. 

Eunice, 

It 

June  14,  1722. 

7- 

Experience, 

K 

Jan.  16,  1725. 

S. 

Margaret, 

(( 

May     4,  1727; 

died  Apr.  12,  1737,  aged  10  years. 

9- 

Mary,           )  j' 

t( 

Mar.  7,   1729; 

died  Jan.  i,  1746,  in  her  17th  year. 

10. 

Daughter,  j  r^ 

II 

ic               it 

J 

died  soon  after  birth. 

II. 

Abigail, 

« 

Samuel  Gurley  was  a  farmer,  and  lived  near  the  old  Gur- 
ley  burying-ground.  He  was  a  prominent  man  of  the 
town,  and  done  well  his  part  in  its  management  in  political 
affairs. 

2. 

ESTHER  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Samuel  Gurley  and 
Experience  Rust,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  John  Storrs 
of  the  same  town,  January  2,  1735. 

Mrs.  Esther  Storrs  died  March  15,  1746,  in  her  33d  year. 

[After  her  death  he  married  Mary  Chaplin  of  Pomfret, 
Conn.] 

John  Storrs.  Esq.,  died  Oct.  6,  1753,  age  51  years. 

Children  of  John  Storrs,  Esq.,  and  Esther  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

John,  born  Dec.    i,    1735. 

Son,  "      Aug.    2,  173S;  died  Aug.  17,  1S3S. 

Lydia,  "      Aug.  18,  1742. 

Nathaniel,      "     »i75i- 

3. 

JONyVTHAN  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  mar- 
ried to  Hannah  Baker,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Abigail 
(Bissell)  Baker  of  Tolland,  in  the  same  state,  Aug.  4,  1737. 
Hannah  Baker  was  born  at  Windsor,  April  9,  1709.  Abi- 
gail Bissell  (wife  of  Joseph  Baker)  was  the  daughter  of  John 
and  Abigail  (Filley)  Bissell.  She  was  born  Aug.  3,  1681. 
She  died  at  Mansfield  Feb.  13,  1767,  and  was  buried  near 
her  daughter,  Hannah  Gurley,  in  the  old  Gurley  burying- 
ground.  Dea.  Jonathan  Gurley  died  Nov.  i,  1778,  in  the 
64th  year  of  his  age.  His  widow,  Mrs.  Hannah  Gurley, 
died  May  16,  1796,  in  the  88th  year  of  her  age. 

Children  of  Jonathan  Gurley  and  Hannah  Baker,  his  wife: 


o 
> 

^  > 


X 
O 

a 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


43 


12. 

William, 

born 

June 

4. 

1738. 

13- 

Hannah, 

(t 

Aug. 

9. 

1740. 

14. 

Jacob  Baker, 

<i 

July 

28, 

1742. 

15- 

Jonathan, 

« 

April 

10, 

1744- 

16. 

Daniel, 

(( 

Nov. 

2, 

1745- 

17- 

Ebenezer, 

« 

May 

25. 

1747- 

18. 

Esther, 

(( 

June 

16, 

1749. 

19. 

Titus, 

« 

May 

15, 

1752. 

Dea.  Jonathan  Gurley  was  one  of  the  most  prominent 
men  of  his  town  and  state,  and  filled  many  of  the  offices  of 
his  town  with  honor.  He  was  called  upon  several  times 
to  come  to  Hartford  to  confer  with  the  Governor  and  other 
high  state  officials  in  relation  to  the  best  course  to  be  pur- 
sued in  matters  of  the  government  relative  to  the  war  with 
Great  Britain,  when  the  United  States  was  trying  to  gain 
her  independence. 

He  was  for  many  years  deacon  of  the  North  Parish 
Congregational  Church,  of  which  he  was  one  of  its  most 
useful  members. 

He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation,  and  dwelt  near  the  Gur- 
ley burying-ground. 

4- 

SAMUEL  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  thrice 
married:  ist,  to  Sarah  Ward,  of  the  same  town,  June  16, 
1742. 

She  died  April  19,  1756,  in  her  39th  year. 

Second  marriage,  to  Hannah  Walker  of  Union,  in  the 
same  state,  August  31,  1757. 

She  died  May  9,  1782,  in  her  54th  year. 

Third  marriage,  to  Susan  Curtis,  widow  of  Samuel  Cur- 
tis, deceased,  of  Mansfield,  daughter  of Bosworth  of 

the  same  town. 

Captain  Samuel  Gurley  died  Nov.  14,  1796,  in  the  80th 
year  of  his  age. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Susan  Gurley  (alias  Curtis)  died  Feb. 
15,  1810,  aged  78  years. 

Children  of  Samuel  Gurley  and  Sarah  Ward,  his  first  wife: 

born  July  12,  1743. 
Aug.  27,  1744. 
Dec.    20,  1745. 

Sept.  19,  1747;  d.  Mar.  2,  181 2,  aged  62  yrs.,  unmarried. 
Feb.      8,  1749. 
Mar.  30,  1751. 

Jan.       I,  1752;  d.  Dec.  8,  1776,  unmarried. 
June    27,  1754;   d.  Aug.  28,  1778,  he  being  a  member 
of  Yale  College. 


20. 

Zebulon, 

bor 

21. 

Sarah, 

(( 

22. 

Israel, 

(1 

23- 

Mary, 

II 

24. 

John, 

II 

25- 

Phineas, 

II 

26. 

Eunice, 

« 

27. 

Samuel, 

II 

44 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


Children  of  Samuel  Guiiey  and  Hannah  Walker,  his  2d 
wife : 

28.  Nahum,  born  Aug.  6,   175S;  d.  Oct.  14,1776. 

29.  Hannah,  "  Mar.  23,  1761. 

30.  Lois,  "  Mar.  10,  1763. 

31.  Zenas,  "  Nov.  27,  1765. 

32.  Margaret,  " 

Children  b}^  third  marriage:     None. 

Capt.  Samuel  Gurley  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  near  the 
old  Gurley  burying-ground.  He  was  for  many  years  cap- 
tain of  a  military  company.  During  his  life  he  held  many 
of  the  different  town  of^ces,  and  always  took  an  active  part 
in  the  political  affairs  of  the  town.  He  was  the  father  of 
thirteen  children,  which  he  brought  up  and  gave  them  a 
good  education,  sending  his  son  Samuel  to  Yale  College, 
where  he  died  August  28,  1778,  age  24  years. 

5. 

LOIS  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Experience 
(Rust)  Gurley  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Nathaniel 
Southworth,  Jun.,  of  the  same  town,  Dec.  31,  1741. 

Mrs.  Lois  Southworth  died  Nov.  4,  1754,  age  34  years. 

Mr.  Nathaniel  Southworth  died  June      ,  1790. 

Children  of  Nathaniel  Southworth  and  Lois  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Nathaniel,  born  Nov.  26,  1742. 

Samuel,  "    Nov.  22,  1744. 

Lois,  "    Dec.  25,  1746. 

Lydia,  "     Dec.  17,  1748. 

Eunice,  "    Aug.  11,  1751. 

6. 

Eunice  Gurley,  daughter  of  Samuel  Gurley  and  Exper- 
ience  Rust  of   Mansfield,   Conn.,   married  Marsh. 

They  settled  in  Vermont. 

Mrs.  Eunice  Marsh  died  Oct.      ,  1761,  age  39  years. 

7. 

EXPERIENCE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Samuel  Gurley 
and  Experience  Rust  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Joseph 
Storrs,  Esq.,  of  the  same  town,  ,  1743,  being  his 

second  wife. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  45 

Mrs.  Experience  Storrs  died  June  9,  1767,  in  her  43d 
year. 

Joseph  Storrs,  Esq.,  died  October  5,  1783,  in  his  74th 
year. 

Children  of  Joseph  Storrs,  Esq.,  and  Experience  Gurley, 
his  second  wife: 

Eunice,  born  Nov.  30,  1744. 
Mary,  "    Aug.  23,  1746. 

Hannah,  "  Mar.  2,  1749. 
Experience,  "  Mar.  17,  1751- 
Joseph,  "    Mar.    6,  1753. 

Cordial,  " 

William,  " 
Augustus,  " 
Royal,  " 

II. 

ABIGAIL  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Samuel  Gurley  and 
Experience  Rust  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Elisha  Wil- 
liams, Sept.  20,  1750. 

12. 

WILLIAM  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  thrice 
married:  ist,  to  Betty  Field,  daughter  of  Bennet  Field  of 
the  same  town,  Sept.  22,  1763. 

She  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Conn.,  Aug.  10,  1747,  and  died 
Nov.  16.  1776,  age  29  years. 

2d.  To  Ruby  West  of  Tolland,  Conn.,  Aug.  5,  1779. 
She  died  Oct.  5,  1781,  in  her  33d  year. 

3d.     To  Sibbil  Chapin  of  Somers,  Conn.,  May  2,  1782. 

Mr.  William  Gurley  died  Aug.  16,  1804,  age  66  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Sibbil  Gurley,  died  March  15.  1823, 
aged  'J'J  years. 

Children  of  William  Gurley  and  Betty  Field,  his  ist  wife: 

33.  William,  born   Oct.    24,  1764;  died  July  30,  1768. 

34.  Bennet,  "      Jan.     23,  1767. 

35.  William,  "      May    24,  1769. 

36.  Betty,  "      Sept.   10,  1771. 

37.  Experience,      "      April   26,  1774. 

Child  of  William  Gurley  and  Ruby  West,  his  2d  wife, 
one  only: 

38.  ICHABOD,  bom  April  30,  1780. 

Children  of  William  Gurley  and  Sibbil  Chapin,  his  3d 
wife : 


A,6  THE   GURLEY   FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

39.  Gideon  Chapin,  born  May  i,  1783;  died  Nov.,  1838,  aged  55  years,  single. 

40.  Jesse,  "      May  i,  1785. 

41.  Son,  "      Sept.  4,  17S7;  died  Sept.  6,  1787. 

William  Gurley  was  a  farmer,  and  earned  his  living  by  the 
sweat  of  his  brow ;  he  was  a  kind  and  obliging  man.  He  was 
born  near  the  old  Gurley  burying-ground,  and  always  re- 
sided in  the  same  neighborhood. 

13. 

HANNAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Dea.  Jonathan  Gur- 
ley and  Hannah  Baker  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Lot 
Dimock  of  the  same  town,  afterwards  of  Coventry,  Conn. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Dimock  died  Sept.  7,  1774,  age  34  years. 

Mr.  Lot  Dimock  died  ,  1792,  age 

Children  of  Lot  Dimock  and  Hannah  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Child  of  Lot  Dimmick  died  Sept.  — ,  1765.— 5<?.  Cove?!iry  Church  Records. 

14. 

JACOB  BAKER  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was 
married  to  Hannah  Brigham,  daughter  of  Uriah  Brigham 
of  Coventry,  in  the  same  state,  May  19,  1766.  She  was 
born  April  9,  1746. 

Mr.  Jacob  B.  Gurley  died  of  small-pox  Feb.  20,  1804,  age 

62  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Hannah  Gurley,  died  April  6,  1813,  in 

her  67th  year. 

Children  of  Jacob  Baker  Gurley  and  Hannah  Brigham, 

his  wife: 

42.  Lydia,  bom  June    6,1767. 

43.  Artemas,  "  April  9, 1769. 

44.  Jacob  Baker,  "  Aug.   2,  1771, 

45.  Uriah,  "  May  30,  i774  ;  died  Oct.  4,  1775. 

46.  Ebenezer,  "  July  25,  1776. 

47.  Abigail,  "  Feb.    7,  1778- 

48.  Uriah  Brigham,  "  Nov.  19,  1780;  died  Oct.  — ,  1783. 

49.  Mercia,  "  Mar.  24,  1782;  died  Dec— ,  1783. 

50.  Lucia,  "  Nov.  14,  1784;  d.  Mar.  20,  i864,aged  79yrs.,unniarried. 

51.  Hannah,  "  May     5,  1791. 

Jacob  Baker  Gurley  was  a  farmer,  and  was  a  very  promi- 
nent man,  and  represented  his  town  in  nearly  every  office 
within  the  gift  of  the  town  to  give,  as  its  records  show.  He 
was  one  of  the  leading  members  of  the  North  Parish  Con- 


THE   GURLEY   FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


47 


gregational  Church,  and  gave  largely  for  its  support.     He 
died  much  lamented  by  the  church  and  his  town's  people. 

His  name  is  among  the  soldiers  who  served  in  the  war  of 
American  Independence,  1775-1782,  credited  to  Mansfield, 
Conn.      [Obtained  from  payrolls  and  other  documents  in 
the  State  Library,  and  in  the  possession  of  Leonard  Hib 
bard  of  Lebanon,  Conn.] 

15. 

JONATHAN  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  mar- 
ried to  Jerusha  Bennet,  daughter  of  Joseph  Bennet  of  the 
same  town,  May  17,  1764. 

Capt.  Jonathan  Gurley  died  Nov.  2t,,  1814,  in  his  71st 
year. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Jerusha  Gurley,  died  Jan.  20,  1835,  aged 
91  years. 

Children  of  Capt.  Jonathan  Gurley  and  Jerusha  Bennet, 
his  wife: 

52.  Ephraim,    born  Feb.    12,  1765. 

53.  Roger,  "  Sept.    13,  1766. 

54.  Jonathan,    "  Sept.   20,  176S, 

55.  Anna,  "  Oct.     16,  1770. 

56.  Jerusha,  "  Nov.    18,  1772. 

57.  Esther,  "  April    29,  1775. 

58.  Olive,  "  Aug.     6,  1777. 

59.  Rebecca,  "  April     9,  1780. 

60.  Flavel,  "  Oct.    25,  17S2. 

61.  Son,  "  Died  in  infancy. 

62.  Harriet,  "  June    10,  1790. 

Capt.  Jonathan  Gurley  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  in  the 
neighborhood  of  the  Gurley  burying-ground.  He  was  cap- 
tain of  a  military  company,  and  was  noted  for  his  military 
tactics.  Mr.  Gurley  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
Church  of  the  North  Parish  Society,  where  he  and  his  family 
were  regular  attendants. 

16. 

DANIEL  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  twice 
married:  ist.  To  Elizabeth  Ellis  of  Norwich,  in  the  same 
state,  March  12,  1769.  She  died  Nov.  2,  1807,  age  61  years. 
2d.  To  Mary  Tinny  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  Jan.  i,  181 1. 
Mrs.  Mary  Gurley  died  July  16,  1813,  age  55  years.  Mr. 
Daniel  Gurley  died 

Children  of  Daniel  Gurley  and  Elizabeth  Ellis,  his  ist 
wife: 


48 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


63- 

Alice  Elizabeth, 

born 

June  30, 

1771. 

64. 

Daniel, 

(( 

April  22, 

1773- 

65. 

Royal, 

a 

Aug.   13, 

1775- 

66. 

Nahum, 

It 

Sept.  13, 

1777- 

67. 

Titus, 

II 

Aug.   16, 

1778. 

68. 

Jason, 

II 

Nov.     4, 

1779. 

69. 

ASHER, 

II 

May    31, 

1785. 

70. 

Joel, 

II 

) 

1788; 

died  March  22,  1792, 
year  of  his  age. 

in  the  4th 

Mr.  Daniel  Gurley  was  a  farmer,  and  lived  near  the  old 
Gurley  burying-ground.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church. 

17. 

REV.  EBENEZER  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
afterwards  of  Guilford, Vermont,  was  married  to  Widow  De- 
siah  Rose,  daughter  of  Capt.  Timothy  Dimock  of  Coventry, 
in  the  same  state,  Dec.  6,  1774.  Rev.  Ebenezer  Gurley 
died  July  17,  1776,  age  29  years.  His  widow,  Mrs.  Desiah 
Gurley  (alias  Rose)  died  nine  days  after  his  death,  July  26, 
1776,  age  26  years,  leaving  a  daughter  by  her  first  husband, 
Eunice  Rose,  and  a  son  by  her  last  husband,  Royal  Gurley. 

71.     Royal,  born  1775. 

Rev.  Ebenezer  Gurley  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College 
in  1772.  After  his  marriage  to  Widow  Desiah  Rose,  he  was 
settled  in  the  ministry  at  Guilford,  Vermont.  He  was  of 
the  Congregational  order,  and  received,  as  their  first  settled 
minister,  the  right  of  land  reserved  and  located  for  that  pur- 
pose. He  was  settled  in  the  year  1775,  and  died  soon  after. 
He  was  a  young  man  of  science,  and  much  respected  for  his 
pious  and  amiable  deportment.  He  and  his  wife  are  both 
buried  at  Guilford,  Vermont. 

After  the  death  of  Rev.  Ebenezer  Gurley  and  his  wife, 
who  was  Widow  Desiah  Rose,  daughter  of  Capt.  Timothy 
Dimock  of  Coventry,  Conn.,  their  son,  Royal  Gurley,  was 
taken  to  Mansfield,  Conn.,  where  he  was  brought  up  by  his 
uncle,  Titus  Gurley,  and  educated.  He  graduated  from 
Dartmouth  College  in  1794,  and  was  a  man  of  most  amiable 
afifections. 

Eunice  Rose,  daughter  of  Desiah  Rose  (Gurley),  by  her 
first  husband,  was  taken  to  Coventry,  Conn.,  and  brought 
up  by  its  grandparents,  Capt.  Timothy  Dimock,  and  mar- 
ried Timothy  Gurley  of  Mansfield,  Conn. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


49 


Rev.  Ebenezer  Gnrley  and  his  wife  are  buried  at  Guil- 
ford, Vermont.  This  cemetery  is  sadly  neglected ;  the  head- 
stones are  nearly  all  broken  down,  and  the  yard  has  been 
turned  out  as  a  pasture  for  cattle  to  graze  on.     (1896.) 

18. 

ESTHER  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Dea.  Jonathan  Gurley 
and  Hannah  Baker  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Eliphalet 
Carpenter,  Jun.,  of  Coventry,  Conn.,  May  22,  1766. 

Mrs.  Esther  Carpenter  died  Oct.  23,  1819,  aged  70  years. 

Mr.  Eliphalet  Carpenter  died  Dec.  21,  1820,  aged  y}^ 
years. 

Children  of  Eliphalet  Carpenter  and  Esther  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Lois,        born  Nov.     8,  176S;  died  Sept.  9,  1770. 

Artemas,     "     Sept.  21,  1770  ;  died  Mar.  3,  1837,  at  German  Flats,  N.  Y. 

Anna,  "     Sept.  15,  1772;  married  Solomon  Judd;  died  Jan.  29,  1847. 

Esther,        "     Mar.  25,  1775;  married  Thomas  Judd  ;  died  Jan.  10,  1846. 

Ralph,         "     Aug.      2,  1777;  married  Mary  Spicer;  died  April  2,  1S50. 

Hannah,     "     Mar.    19,1780;  died  April  3,  1803. 

Cynthia,      "     Dec.      3,  1783;  married,  ist,  Ezra  Warner ;  2d,  Abnah  Abbott; 

died  Aug.  24,  1S39. 
Achsah,  "  April  25,  1786;  married  Samuel  Topliff. 
Lucy,  "     Nov.    20,1789;  married  Elijah  Dexter,  Jr.;  died  April  21,  1831. 

Mr.  Eliphalet  Carpenter,  occupation,  farmer  all  his  life 
in  Coventry,  Conn.  He  was  a  son  of  Capt.  Eliphalet  Car- 
penter and  Elizabeth  Andrews. 

19. 

TITUS  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  married  to 
Anne  Dimock,  daughter  of  Capt.  Timothy  Dimock  of 
Coventry,  in  the  same  state,  June  4,  1772. 

Mr.  Titus  Gurley  died  Oct.  24,  1783,  age  31  years. 

After  his  death  his  widow  married  Medad  Root  of  Coven- 
try, Conn.,  March  15,  1787. 

Mr.  Medad  Root  died  Feb.  10,  1812,  aged  76  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Anne  Root  (alias  Gurley)  died  July  12, 
1822,  age  67  years. 

Mr.  Titus  Gurley  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  drafted  Aug. 
24,  1777,  and  discharged  October  14,  1777. 

In  Capt.  Wales  Company.  —  Lieut.  Timothy  Clark,  En- 
sign Caleb  Stanley.      [From  Connecticut  war  records.] 


CO  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

20. 

ZEBULON  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  twice 
married:  ist.  To  Sarah  Field,  daughter  of  Bennet  Field, 
of  tlie  same  town.  May  22,  1766. 

She  died  Jan.  i,  1793,  in  the  49th  year  of  her  age. 

2d.     To  Mary 

Mr.  Zebulon  Gurley  died  Jan.  13,  1800,  in  his  58th  year. 

Children  of  Zebulon  Gurley  and  Sarah  Field,  his  ist  wife: 

born  June  23,  1767;  died  at  Berlin,  Conn.,  July  10,  1801. 
I,  1769. 
I,  1770;  died  Aug.  12,  1793,  unmarried. 


72. 

Zebulon, 

borr 

1  June  23, 

1767; 

73,- 

Sarah, 

(1 

Jan.    II, 

1769. 

74- 

Elizabeth 

> 

a 

May     I, 

1770; 

75- 

Hannah, 

It 

Dec.  22, 

1771. 

76. 

Eunice, 

u 

Oct.    25, 

1773- 

77- 

Israel, 

n 

Jan.    18, 

1776. 

/S. 

Samuel, 

a 

April  20, 

177S. 

79- 

Matilda, 

<f 

Feb.  27, 

1780. 

80. 

Anson, 

« 

May  II, 

1782. 

81. 

Martha,  ) 

(A 

c 

u 

Sept.    S, 

1784. 

82. 

Polly,      ( 

u 

u            11 

a 

Mr.  Zebulon  Gurley  was  a  farmer,  and  also  lived  near 
the  old  Gurley  burying-ground,  and  he  was  also  a  member 
of  the  North  Parish  Congregational  Church,  where  he  and 
his  family  were  regular  attendants. 

21. 

SARAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Capt.  Samuel  Gurley 
and  Sarali  Ward  (his  1st  wife)  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  mar- 
ried Dea.  Oliver  Dimock  of  the  same  town,  April       ,  1764. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Dimock  died  July  22,  1790,  in  her  45th  year. 
After  her  death  Dea.  ( )liver  Dimock  married  Widow  Lucy 
Dimock,  Sept.  17,  1792.     She  died  Jan.  5,  1820. 

Dea.  Oliver  Dimock  died  Feb.  10,  1823,  aged  84  years. 

Children  of  Dea.  Oliver  Dimock  and  Sarah  Gurley,  his 
1st  wife. 

Oliver,  born  June  13,  1766. 

Lucinda,  "  June  25,  1768. 

Sarah,  "  June   6,   1770. 

Samuel,  "  Mar.    2,  1773. 

Daniel,  "  Mar.    i,  177;. 

Eunice,  "  Nov.  26,  1776. 

Oliver  Ward,  June  20,  1780. 

Sophia,  "  April  30,  1782. 

Dea.  Oliver  Dimock,  occupation,  farming. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  51 

22. 

ISRAEL  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  married 
to  Eunice  Dinimick  of  Coventry,  in  the  same  state,  Dec. 
18,  1771. 

Lieut.  Israel  Gurley  died  Aug.  22,  1776,  age  31  years. 
He  died  at  Guilford,  Vermont,  and  is  buried  at  Guilford, 
at  the  same  place  where  Rev.  Ebenezer  Gurley  and  wife  are 
buried.  This  yard  is  sadly  neglected,  the  headstones  are 
badly  broken  down,  and  the  yard  is  used  as  a  pasture. 
(1896.) 

After  his  death  his  widow  married  Asa  Manley  of  Coven- 
try, Conn.,  March  16,  1780. 

Children  of  Israel  Gurley  and  Eunice  Dimmick,  his  wife: 

83.  Timothy,  born 

84.  Eunice,      " 

85.  Desire,       " 

24. 

REV.  JOHN  GURLEY,  of  Lebanon,  Conn.,  first  pas- 
tor of  the  Congregational  Church  in  Exeter  Society  in  that 
town,  was  married  to  Mrs.  Mary  Hosford,  1786, 

widow  of  Dr.  Joel  Hosford  of  Marlborough,  Conn.,  and 
daughter  of  Dea.  Pelatiah  Porter  of  Hebron,  in  the  same 
state. 

Dr.  Joel  Hosford  died  Nov.  15,  1773,  in  the  29th  year 
of  his  age. 

Rev.  John  Gurley  died  Feb.  27,  1812,  age  63  years;  and  in 
the  37th  year  of  his  ministry.  [Buried  Exeter  burying- 
grovmd.] 

After  the  death  of  Rev.  Mr.  Gurley,  his  widow  married 
General  Absalom  Peters  of  Lebanon,  Conn.,  ,  1820. 

He  died  in  the  city  of  New  York,  March  29,  1840,  in  the 
86th  year  of  his  age.  His  remains  were  interred  in  the 
Episcopal  churchyard  at  Hebron,  Conn.,  and  a  monument 
erected  at  his  grave  by  his  son,  John  R.  Peters,  Esq.,  of  New 
York  city. 

Mrs.  Mary  Hosford  (alias  Gurley,  alias  Peters),  died  April 
27,  1837,  aged  80  years.      [Buried  Exeter  burying-ground.] 

Children  of  Rev.  John  Gurley  and  Mary  Hosford,  his 
wife: 

86.  John  Ward,  born 

87.  Mary,  " 

88.  Henry  Hosford,       " 


52 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


89.  Austin  H.,  born  died  at  Fayettville,  N.  C,  of  bilious 

fever,  Oct.  20,  1S21,  unmarried. 

90.  Ralph   Randolph,    "     May  26,  1797. 

91.  Abby  Porter,  " 

92.  John  Adison,  " 

[Extracts  from  Exeter  (Lebanon),  Conn.,  Church  Records.] 

ORIGIN  OF  THE  CHURCH. 

The  church  in  Exeter  is  a  branch  of  the  church  in  Goshen, 
from  which  it  was  separated  in  the  year  1773.  Previous  to 
this  time  the  parish  of  Exeter  was  a  part  of  the  parish  of 
Goshen.  The  formation  of  the  church  and  parish  of  Ex- 
eter was  occasioned  in  part,  perhaps,  by  the  size  of  the 
original  parish  of  Goshen,  but  princibly  by  the  fact  that  the 
people  could  not  unite  on  a  position  for  a  church  edifice. 

MINISTERS. 

The  first  pastor  of  the  church  was  Rev.  John  Gurley,  who 
was  born  at  Mansfield,  Feb.  8,  1749;  graduated  at  Yale  Col- 
lege Sept.,  1773;  licensed  to  preach  in  the  spring  of  1774; 
ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the  church  in  Exeter  May 
3i>  1775-  He  died  while  sustaining  said  pastoral  relation 
Feb.  27,  181 2. 

Mr.  Gurley  was  a  faithful  and  successful  minister.  His 
disposition  was  amiable.  His  native  talents  were  good. 
His  rank  as  a  scholar  in  college  was  high,  as  was  also  his 
standing  among  his  brethren  in  the  ministry. 

His  piety  was  eminent,  yet  doubts  as  to  his  final  accept- 
ance with  God  occasionally  clouded  his  mind.  A  season 
of  this  kind  occurred  within  a  few  years  of  the  close  of  his 
life.  But,  as  death  drew  near,  he  saw  the  approach  of  dis- 
solution with  a  good  degree  of  Christian  fortitude  possess- 
ing his  soul  in  patience,  and  in  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of 
death  was  calm  and  serene  as  a  summer  evening.  "  His 
end  was  peace.  To  this  day  his  memory  is  cherished  by 
many  persons  in  this  place  in  middle  and  advanced  life  with 
very  affectionate  regard."  (By  Rev.  John  Avery,  Pastor, 
1848.) 

Memorium  on  the  life  of  Mrs.  Mary  Peters,  wife  of  Gen. 
Absalom  Peters,  formerly  wife  of  Rev.  John  Gurley  of  Leba- 
non, Exeter  Society,  Conn.: 

At  Lebanon,  Conn.,  April  27,  aged  80  years,  Mrs.  Mary 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  53 

Peters,  wife  of  Gen.  Absalom  Peters  of  that  town,  who,  by 
this  l:)ereavement,  is  left  the  second  time  a  widow  at  the 
advanced  age  of  83  years.  Mrs.  Peters  was  a  sister  of  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Porter  of  Catskill,  New  York,  was  for  many  years 
the  wife  of  the  Rev.  John  Gurley,  deceased,  pastor  of  a 
church  in  Lebanon,  and  mother  of  the  Rev.  Ralph  Randolph 
Gurley,  Secretary  of  the  American  Colonization  Society. 
She  was  married  to  her  surviving  husband  in  1820,  and  by 
her  amiable,  dignified,  and  Christian  deportment  quality,  en- 
deared herself  to  his  numerous  family  and  friends.  Her 
character  in  all  the  relations  of  life  was  peculiarly  excellent 
and  her  humble,  consistent,  and  confiding  piety,  as  it  was  her 
adornment  while  living,  prepared  her  for  a  calm  and  peace- 
ful death.  The  remembrance  of  her  name  and  example  is 
precious.  —  Communication. 

25- 

PHINEAS  GURLEY,  of  Parishville,  St.  Lawrence  Co., 
N.  Y.,  formerly  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  married  to  Susan- 
nah Swift,  daughter  of  John  and  Jerusha  Swift  of  Mansfield, 
Conn.,  Nov.  i,  1779. 

Mr.  Phineas  Gurley  died 

Mrs.  Susannah  Gurley  died 

Children  of  Phineas  Gurley  and  Susannah  Swift,  his  wife : 

93.  Jemima,  born 

94.  Phineas,  " 

95.  Shubael,  "     1787. 

96.  Susannah,  " 

97.  John  Swift,  "     1790. 

98.  Clark,  " 

99.  Joshua,  "     i795- 
100.  Lucinda,     )  c         " 

loi.    Clarinda,   j  ^         " 
102.    Desire,  " 

Mr.  Phineas  Gurley  was  a  farmer,  and,  when  living  in 
Mansfield,  resided  about  one  mile  northwesterly  of  the  old 
Gurley  burying-ground. 

Mr.  Phineas  Gurley's  name  is  among  the  soldiers  who 
served  in  the  war  of  the  American  Independence,  1775- 
1782,  credited  to  Mansfield,  Conn. 

Phineas  Gurley  (and  Jacob  B.  Gurley,  No.  14)  marched 
for  Boston,  Mass.,  in  the  Lexington  Alarm,  April,   1775. 


CA  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

Phineas   Gurley  served  eight  clays   and  Jacob   B.    Gurley 
served  three  days. 

About  the  year  1800  Mr.  Phineas  Gurley  moved  with  his 
family  to  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  New  York,  where  he  resided 
the  remainder  of  his  life. 

29. 

HANNAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Hannah 
(Walker)  Gurley  (his  2d  wife),  married  Nathan  Dexter  of 
Mansfield,  Conn.,  June  6,  1785. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Dexter  died  Feb.  16,  1803,  age  45  years. 

Children  of  Nathan  Dexter  and  Hannah  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Minerva,  born 
Dorcas,      " 
Ward,        " 

30. 

LOIS  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Hannah 
(Walker)  Gurley  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Abraham 
Cakes  of  Winchendon,  Mass.,  afterwards  of  Whitestown 
and  Bridgewater,  Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  31,  1793. 

Mrs.  Lois  Oakes  died  of  consumption  July  17,  1809,  in 
the  47th  year  of  her  age. 

After  her  death  Mr.  Abraham  Oakes  married  Mrs.  Rhoda 
(Parsons)  Luce,  widow  of  Reuben  Luce,  deceased. 

Mr.  Abraham  Oakes  died  May  8,  1844,  aged  74  years. 

Mrs.  Rhoda  Parsons  (alias  Luce,  alias  Oakes)  died  July 
I,  1870. 

Children  of  Abraham  Oakes  and  Lois  Gurley,  his  ist  wife: 


Mary, 

born  Aug.   31,  1793. 

Relief  Whitcomb, 

"      April    6,  1795. 

Lucinda, 

"      June     6,  1797. 

Gurley, 

"      Jan.      I,  1800. 

Laura, 

"                      1803. 

Mr.  Abraham  Oakes,  occupation,  farming.  He  was  a 
prominent  man  in  the  town  and  in  the  Congregational 
Cliurch.  He  filled  at  various  times  nearly  every  office  in 
the  town. 

31. 

ZENAS  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  afterwards  of 
Bridgewater,  N.  Y.,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Lavinia 
Dimock  of  the  same  town,  April  9,  1789. 

She  died  Dec.  7,  1791,  age  22  years. 


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2d  marriage,  to  Experience  Hovey,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Hovey  of  Mansfiekl,  Conn. 

Mr'  Zenas  Gurley  died  Dec.  18,  1800,  age  35  years. 

Children  of  Zenas  Gurley  and  Laviana  Dimock,  his  ist 
wife,  one  only: 

103.  Samuel,  born  June  30,  1790;  died  in  infancy. 

Children  of  Zenas  Gurley  and  Experience  Hovey,  his  2d 
wife: 

104.  Henry,  born  Oct.,          i794- 

105.  Eunice,  "  1796- 

106.  Lavinia,  "      April    3,   1799. 

107.  Zenas  Hovey,  "     May    15,  1801. 

32. 

MARGARET  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Han- 
nah (Walker)  Gurley  (his  2d  wife),  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was 
thrice  married:  ist.  To  Timothy  White  of  Coventry, 
Conn.,  Nov.  11,  1790. 

Timothy  White  died 

After  his  death  she  married  Mr.  Carey. 

And  after  his  death  she  married  Dea. 

Mrs.  Margaret  White  (alias  Carey,  alias ),  died  in 

Oswego,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Timothy  White  and  Margaet  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Ulysis  Gurley,  born 
Marilla,  " 

Harriet,  " 

Betsey,  " 

Children  of  Mr.  ■  Carey  and  Mrs.  Margaret  (Gur- 
ley) White,  his  wife: 

Horatio  F.,  born 
Susan,  " 

Amanda,         " 

Children  by  3d  husband,  none. 

34. 

BENNETT  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  mar- 
ried to  Hadassah  King  (Kidder)  Nov.  12,  1807,  daughter 
of King  of  the  same  town. 

Mr.  Bennet  Gurley  died  Aug.  14,  1825,  age  58  years. 

[After  his  death  his  widow  married  Erastus  Edwards, 
March  12,  1832.] 


56        THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

Children  of  jjcnnet  Gurlcy  and  liadassah  King  Kidder, 
his  wife: 

io8.  William  F.,  born  Dec.  19,  1809. 

109.  Eunice,  "    Feb.  12,  1812. 

no.  Experience,  "     Nov.  12,  1814. 

111.  Olive,  "    Jan.  22,  1817;  died  Jan.  3,  1894,  aged  77,  unmarried. 

112.  Elizabeth,      "    Jan.   15,  1819;  died  young. 

Mr.  Bennet  Gtirley,  occupation,  farming. 

35. 

WILLIAM  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  twice 
married:  ist.  To  Ann  Delphia,  daughter  of  Capt.  John 
Delphia  of  Newport,  R.  I.,  April  14,  1822. 

She  died  Sept.  19,  183 1,  age  33  years. 

2d.     To  Precinda  Reade,  Oct.  18,  1831. 

Mr.  William  Gurley  died  May  8,  1844,  aged  75  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Precinda  Gurley,  died  Jan.  23,  1881, 
aged  95  years,  6  mo. 

Children  of  William  Gurley  and  xA.nn  Delphia,  his  ist 
wife : 

113.  William  Chauncey,  born  June  19,  1823.     Note  below. 

114.  Christopher  Allen,    "    July    17,  1828.        "      " 

115.  Eliza  Weed,  "    Sept.    9,  1830. 

Children  by  2d  marriage:     None. 

William  Gurley,  occupation,  farmer.  William  C.  Gur- 
ley died  Dec.  2,  185 1,  age  28  years,  unmarried. 

Christopher  A.  Gurley  died  Aug.      ,  1829,  age  i  year. 

36. 

BETTY  GURLEY,  daughter  of  William  Gurley  and 
Betty  Field  (his  ist  wife),  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Mr. 
.  Plowland  of  Bridgewater,  N.  Y. 

37. 
EXPERIENCE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  William  Gur- 
ley and  Betty  Field  (his  ist  wife),  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  mar- 
ried Mr. Blakeman  of  Bridgewater,  N.  Y. 

38. 

ICHABOD  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  mar- 
ried to  Hannah  Woodward  of  Coventry,  in  the  same  state, 
April  30,  1807. 


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57 


Mr.  Ichabod  Gurley  died  March  26,  1814,  age  34  years. 
His  widow,  Mrs.  Hannah  Gurley,  died 
Children  of  Ichabod  Gurley  and  Hannah  Woodward,  his 
wife: 


116. 

Caroline, 

born  April  14,  1809. 

117. 

Ichabod  Strong, 

"     Feb.  20,  181 1. 

118. 

Anna  Melissa, 

"     Aug.  — ,  1S13;  died  in  infancy. 

40. 

JESSE  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  married  to 
Parthena  Wright  July  ,  1805,  daughter  of  Elisha  Wright 
of  the  same  town. 

Dea.  Jesse  Gurley  died  Dec.  24,  1853,  age  68  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Parthena  Gurley,  died  Oct.  8,  i860, 
aged  76  years. 

Children  of  Jesse  Gurley  and  Parthena  Wright,  his  wife: 

iig.     SiBBiL  Sophia,  born  April  16,  1806. 

120.  Saphrona  Spafford,  "     Jan.    26,1808.    • 

121.  Mary,  "    June  19,  1S13. 

Jesse  Gurley  having  been  born  and  reared  in  Mansfield, 
and  having  resided  in  the  same  general  neighborhood  until 
middle  life,  his  character  and  reputation  which  he  main- 
tained were  fully  established.  No  stain  or  reproach  were 
ever  attached  to  his  name.  An  intelligent,  broad-minded, 
just  man,  he  won  the  respect  and  confidence  of  all  who  knew 
him. 

In  early  manhood  he  became  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church  in  Mansfield,  and  his  daily  life  was  an  illustration  of 
the  true  man  and  active  Christian. 

That  church,  then,  was  a  strong,  influential  body,  and 
manifested  its  appreciation  of  his  abilities  by  early  appoint- 
ing him  as  clerk  of  the  church,  and,  later,  chose  him  a 
deacon,  which  ofifice  he  held  until  bodily  infirmities  laid  him 
aside  from  active  duties,  and  necessitated  his  removal  to  an- 
other locality. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Cherry,  who  officiated  at  his  funeral  in 
Philadelphia,  who  had  known  him  intimately  for  years,  said 
of  him:  "  While  in  the  church  at  Mansfield  he  was  one  of 
the  first  to  engage  in  the  work  of  modern  missions.  Sabbath- 
school,  and  other  kindred  benevolent  enterprises.  And  in 
these  respects  he  left  behind  him  in  that  town,  as  I  had  the 
means  of  knowing  as  a  subsequent  pastor  of  that  church, 


58        THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

the  savor  of  that  name.  Before  I  had  ever  seen  his  form, 
I  often  heard  the  name  of  Deacon  Gurley  spoken  as  if  cher- 
ished with  grateful  remembrance.  He  was  known  there  in 
the  midst  of  his  days  and  in  the  full  vigor  of  his  early  man- 
hood, as  a  man  of  correct  principles,  and  of  high  and  con- 
scientious regard  for  Christian  obligation.  The  reputation 
he  left  behind  him  in  that  town  approaches  near  the  descrip- 
tion given  in  that  familiar  line,  '  An  honest  man  the  noblest 
work  of  God.'  " 

Since  leaving  Mansfield  he  has  been  connected  with  the 
churches  in  Marlborough,  Colchester  borough,  Central  Nor- 
wich in  Connecticut,  the  First  Church,  Springfield,  Mass., 
and  the  Tabernacle  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

A  daughter,  who  still  survives  him,  says  that  not  one  un- 
pleasant thought  is  connected  with  the  memory  of  her 
father,  no  disagreeable  habit  or  manner,  no  outburst  of 
temper,  no  hasty,  unreasonable  requirement  or  rebuke,  no 
moody  gloom,  forebodings,  or  complaint,  yet,  ever  firm  and 
resolute  with  cheerful  alacrity,  putting  his  hand  to  whatever 
duty  or  labor  was  presented  before  him. 

His  physical  sufferings  were  great  for  more  than  twenty 
years,  but  he  patiently  endured  to  the  end,  when,  wathout  a 
groan  or  struggle,  he  fell  asleep. 

"Asleep  in  Jesus.     Oh,  how  sweet, 
To  be  for  such  a  shimber  meet ! " 

42. 

LYDIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jacob  Baker  Gurley  and 
Hannah  Brigham  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Benjamin 
Pierce  of  Brooklyn,  Conn.,  Dec.  24,  1786. 

Mrs.  Lydia  Pierce  died  Aug.  12,  1787,  age  20  years. 

43. 

ARTEMAS  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  twice 
married:  ist.  To  Sarah  Steele,  daughter  of  John  Steele  of 
Tolland,  Conn.,  March  29,  1792. 

She  died  January  16,  1804,  age  35  years. 

2d.  To  Martha  (Shepard)  Hovey,  widow  of  Elisha 
Hovey,  deceased,  of  Mansfield,  and  daughter  of  Jesse  Shep- 
ard of  Plainfield,  Conn.,  March  24.  1805. 

Artemas  Gurley,  Esq.,  died  suddenly  May  18,  1822,  in 
the  53d  year  of  his  age. 


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His  widow,  Mrs.  Martha  Gurley,  died  at  Pulaski,  N.  Y., 
Jan.  4,  1848,  in  the  72d  year  of  her  age. 

Children  of  Artemas  Gnrley  and  Sarah  Steele,  his  ist  wife: 

122.  LoviNiA,  born  Oct.      2,  1794. 

123.  Sarah  Steele,  "     Nov.   7,  1796;  died  Jan.  4,    1870,  aged  73  years, 

unmarried. 

124.  Abigail,  "     Mar.  21,  1799. 

125.  Uriah  Brigham,  "    Sept.  27,  1801. 

Children  of  Artemas  Gurley  and  Mrs.  Martha  Hovey 
(alias  Shepard),  his  2d  wife: 

126.  Artemas  Shepard,  born  July  31,  1807;  d.  Feb.  28,  1808. 

127.  George,  "    April   6,  1809. 

128.  Charles  Artemas,      "    May    8,  181 1. 

129.  Mary,  "    June  24,  1813;  d.  Oct.  16,  1S15. 

Mr.  Artemas  Gurley  was  a  farmer.  He  was  a  man  highly 
respected,  and  held  many  of^ces  of  trust.  He  represented 
his  town  in  the  Legislature  in  the  years  1804,  1807,  and  1819. 

Epitaph. 

"  A  kind  husband,  affectionate  parent,  and  a  worthy,  up- 
right magistrate;  and  died  in  the  midst  of  usefulness,  uni- 
versally regretted." 

[Monument,  old  Gurley  burying-ground.] 

Mrs.  Martha  S.  Gurley  lived  the  last  fourteen  years  of  her 
life  with  her  son,  Mr.  George  Gurley  of  Pulaski,  N.  Y., 
where  she  died,  and  is  buried  there. 

44. 

JACOB  BAKER  GURLEY,  Esq.,  of  New  London, 
Conn.,  formerly  of  Mansfield,  in  the  same  state,  was  mar- 
ried to  Elizabeth  Griswold,  daughter  of  Dea.  John  Griswold 
of  Blackball,  Lyme,  Conn.,  March  28,  1802. 

Jacob  Baker  Gurley,  Esq.,  died  Sept.  24,  1856,  at  the  age 
of  85  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Ehzabeth  Gurley,  died  June  22,  1857, 
aged  78  years. 

[Burial,  New  London,  Conn.] 

Children  of  Jacob  Baker  Gurley,  Esq.,  and  Elizabeth 
Griswold,  his  wife: 

130.  Charles,  born  April  19,  1803;  died  Oct.  i,  1805. 

13T.  Sarah  Griswold,      "      Nov.  26,  1804. 

132.  Mary  Brainard,       "      Sept.  11,  1806  ;  died  May  9,  1849. 

133.  Charles  Griswold,  "      June      4,  1808  ;  died  July  4,  1828. 

134.  Elizabeth,  "      May  20,  1810;  died  Dec.  19,  1829. 


6o  THE   GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

135.  Ursula  Wolcott,  born  May  13,  1812  ;  died  Aug.  28,  1S2S. 

136.  Hannah  Brkjham,     "      April   10,  1S14;  died  Feb.  2,  1831. 

137.  John  Griswold,         "      Jan.     17,   1S16;  died  July  i,  1830. 
13S.  Ellen,  "       Dec.    25,  1817  ;  married  C.  A.  Gurley. 

139.  Lydia  Ann,  "      Mar.    31,  1S18 ;  died  Nov.  5,  1820. 

140.  Ann,  "      Nov.    27,  1823;  died  Nov.  i,  1846,  unmarried. 

Jacob  B.  Gurley,  Esq.,  pf  New  London,  Conn.,  w'as  born 
in  the  town  of  Mansfield,  Tolland  Co.,  Conn.,  Aug.  2,  1771 
(house  shows  by  photo.).  He  attended  the  common  schools 
of  the  town,  and  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College  in  1793. 
He  was  principal  or  preceptor  of  the  Union  School  at  New 
London,  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1797, 
and  became  one  of  the  ablest  lawyers  in  New  London 
County.  Mr.  Gurley  was  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the 
Savings  Bank  at  New  London,  1827.  He  was  a  public 
spirited  man,  and  did  much  for  the  advancement  of  the 
town  and  city. 

Soon  after  the  death  of  his  father,  he  became  the  owner 
of  the  homestead,  which  he  owned  the  remainder  of  his  life, 
and  rented  it  during  these  years  to  his  son-in-law,  Mr.  An- 
son Turner. 

After  the  death  of  Mr.  Gurley  this  farm  came  into  the  pos- 
session of  his  son-in-law,  Mr.  Charles  A.  Gurley,  who  kept 
it  but  a  few  years,  and  then  sold  it.  This  farm  had  been 
in  the  possession  of  the  Gurleys  for  over  a  century,  and  is 
situated  a  little  south  of  the  old  Gurley  burying-ground. 

Charles  Griswold  Gurley,  son  of  Jacob  B.  Gurley,  Esq., 
graduated  at  Yale  College,  1827,  and  died  July  4,  1828. 

46. 

EBENEZER  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  mar- 
ried to  Sally  Balcom,  daughter  of  Joseph  Balcom.  of  the 
same  town,  Jan.  i,  1800. 

Mrs.  Sally  Gurley  died  April  21,  1864,  at  the  age  of  89 
years. 

Mr.  Ebenezer  Gurley  died  July  3,  1864,  at  the  age  of  87 
years. 

[Gravestones  Gurley  burying-ground.] 

Children  of  Ebenezer  Gurley  and  Sally  Balcom,  his  wife: 

141.  Jacob  Baker,  born  Sept.  26,  1803. 

142.  Emily,  "      May   26,  1806. 

143.  Ehenezer  R.,  "      Oct.    17,  1808. 

144.  Joseph  Balcom,  "      April    9,1811;  died ,  aged  14  years. 

145.  Sarah,  "      Aug.  17,  1815. 


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Mr.  Ebenezer  Gurley  always  resided  in  the  town  where  he 
was  born;  he  received  his  education  at  the  common  school, 
and  for  a  time  was  engaged  as  clerk  in  some  of  the  stores 
of  the  town,  but  the  larger  part  of  his  life  was  occupied  in 
farming.  He  became  totally  blind  quite  a  number  of  years 
before  his  death,  and  during  all  the  latter  part  of  his  life, 
he  and  his  wife  were  supported  by  their  son,  E.  R.  Gurley. 

Mrs.  Sally  Gurley  was  a  woman  w^ho  took  great  delight 
in  having  her  grandchildren  visit  her,  to  which  the  writer 
of  this  l)0()k  can  testify.  She  was  remarkably  kind,  and 
through  all  her  troubles  and  trials  of  life  she  showed  a 
great  degree  of  patience  and  christian  fortitude. 

She  was  a  member  of  the  North  Parish  Congregational 
Church,  where  she  used  to  attend  in  her  earlier  married 
life. 

Mr.  Ebenezer  Gurley  was  the  last  Gurley  to  live  on  the 
old  Jonathan  Gurley  homestead,  now  (1896)  owned  and  im- 
proved by  the  Costellos,  and  is  situated  about  one-half 
mile  west  of  the  North  Parish  Congregational  Church. 

This  house  is  shown  with  Jonathan  Gurley's  record. 

47. 

ABIGAIL  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jacob  Baker  Gurley 
and  Hannah  Brigham  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Elijah 
Hinckley  of  Cambridge,  Vermont,  January  29,  1799. 

Mrs.  Abigail  Hinckley  died  Jan.  29,  1855,  aged  y^  years. 

Children  of  Elijah  Hinckley  and  Abigail  Gurley,  his  wife : 

Chauncey,  born ;  died  July  13,  1866. 

51- 

HANNAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jacob  Baker  Gurley 
and  Hannah  Brigham  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Anson 
Turner  of  the  same  town,  April  22,  1814. 

Mr.  Anson  Turner  died  June  26,  1871,  aged  85  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Hannah  Turner,  died  March  18,  1884, 
aged  92  years,  10  months. 

Children  of  Anson  Turner  and  Hannah  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Ursula  Jane,  born  Aug.  15,  1815;  died  Dec.  14,  1S43. 

Mary  Abigail,  "     April  30,  181 7;  died  Nov.  i,  1824. 

Phineas  Ward,  "     Nov.  24,  1819. 

Hannah  Brigham,     "     Oct.    23,  1821  ;  d.  Oct.  3,  1874,  aged  53  yrs.,  unmar'd. 

Henry  Fayette,  "     July    24,  1824. 


62  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Daughter,    )  c     born  Dec.    14,1826;  died  in  infancy. 
Jacob  Gurley,  "     May     4,  1S2S ;  died  July  11,  1S34. 

Mr.  Anson  Turner  was  a  farmer  all  his  life,  was  honest  and 
upright  in  all  his  dealings  with  his  fellowman  (and  knciu  well 
hotv  to  give  and  take  a  joke  ivhen  the  occasion  required). 

52. 

EPHRAIM  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  twice 

married:       ist.    To  Bethia  Brooks,  daughter  of  

Brooks  of  ,  March  20,  1788. 

She  died  May  23,  1844,  aged  yy  years. 

2d.     To  Widow  Hannah  Cross,  May  22,  1845. 

Mr.  Ephraim  Gurley  died  Sept.  2,  1845,  aged  80  years. 

Children  of  Ephraim  Gurley  and  Bethia  Brooks,  his  ist 
wife : 


146 

Ephraim, 

born 

Mar. 

4> 

17S9. 

147 

Clarissa, 

a 

Jan. 

15, 

1791. 

148. 

Marcia, 

(( 

Dec. 

21, 

1792. 

149 

Olive, 

II 

Sept. 

20, 

1794; 

married  John  Winchester 

150 

Lucius, 

II 

Nov. 

8, 

1796. 

151 

Chauncey 

II 

Oct. 

15, 

1798. 

152 

Sophia, 

II 

Oct. 

5. 

iSoo; 

married  John  Winchester 

153 

Esther, 

II 

Mar. 

'3. 

1805. 

154 

Maria, 

II 

Jan. 

21, 

1807. 

Children  by  2d  marriage:     None. 

Mr.  Ephraim  Gurley  was  one  of  Mansfield's  most  ingen- 
ious and  business  men,  he  resided  in  the  village  of  Gurley- 
ville,  which  was  named  after  him.  He  commenced  in  his 
early  manhood  the  manufacture  of  screw-augers  and  steel- 
yards, which  he  manufactured  in  large  quantities  and  sup- 
plied nearly  the  whole  of  New  England  with  them.  They 
were  made  by  means  of  a  trip-hammer  to  draw  out  the  steel 
from  large  bars  to  nearly  their  proper  shape,  and  then 
finished  by  himself  and  his  workmen. 

He  was  an  honest,  upright  man,  and  had  the  respect  of  all 
who  knew  him;  for  many  years  he  was  a  member  of  the 
North  Parish  Congregational  Church,  l)ut.  in  1826.  he  left 
that  church  and  united  with  the  Methodist  Church  at  Gur- 
leyville. 

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THE   GURLEV   FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  63 

CAPT.  ROGER  GURLEY,  of  WiUimantic,  Conn.,  form- 
erly of  Mansfield,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to  Pamela 
Bicknell,  daughter  of  Moses  Bicknell  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
March  22,  1792. 

Capt.  Roger  Gurley  died  Oct.  27,  1836,  aged  70  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Pamela  Gurley,  died  Feb.  9,  1842,  aged 
69  years. 

Children  of  Capt.  Roger  Gurley  and  Pamela  Bicknell,  his 
wife: 


155 

Jonathan, 

born  Mar. 

I, 

1793- 

156. 

Pamela, 

u 

July 

3I1 

1794- 

157- 

JOSEPHAS, 

u 

Mar. 

26, 

1796. 

15S. 

Almira, 

a 

Oct. 

10, 

1797. 

159 

Orvilla, 

tt 

Aug. 

19, 

1800  ;  died  July  22,  1S02. 

160. 

Sally, 

(f 

May 

28, 

1802. 

161 

Harriet, 

(( 

Aug. 

11, 

1804. 

162 

Julia, 

a 

Jan. 

20, 

1S07. 

163. 

Moses  Bicknell, 

a 

Dec. 

ij>  I 

809  ;  died,  by  drowning,  J 

164 

Daughter, 

it 

June 

22, 

1811 ;  died  in  infancy. 

165 

Louisa, 

ii 

Oct. 

I, 

1812;  died  Oct.  28,  1822. 

166 

Harrison, 

u 

Jan. 

14, 

1815. 

July  I,  1830. 


Capt.  Roger  Gurley  lived  nearly  all  his  life  in  the  town  of 
Mansfield,  Conn;  for  a  number  of  years  he  lived  at  Mans- 
field, Four-Corners  (so  called),  where  he  built  a  tavern, 
which  he  kept,  and  was  postmaster  of  that  office  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  Capt.  Gurley,  for  quite  a  number  of  years, 
was  engaged  in  farming,  and  owned  the  farm  afterwards 
known  as  the  James  Chapman  Farm,  situated  about  one- 
fourth  mile  north  of  the  North  Parish  Congregational 
Church,  on  the  west  side  of  the  highway.  He  was  a  man 
who  took  an  active  part  in  the  political  affairs  of  the  town, 
and  represented  it  in  the  Legislature  in  the  year  1823. 

In  the  year  1835  Capt.  Roger  Gurley  bought  a  building 
lot  on  Union  Street,  WiUimantic,  Conn.,  where  he  and  his 
son-in-law,  Mr.  Joseph  Woodward,  built  a  two-story  frame 
house,  each  owning  one-half  of  said  house,  where  Capt. 
Gurley  lived  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

Among  papers  left  by  Capt.  Roger  Gurley  is  a  warrant 
signed  by  Lieut. -Col.  Lebeus  Larrabce  of  the  5th  Reg. 
Conn.  Militia.  He  also  had  a  commission  as  Lieut,  of  the 
6th  Company  in  the  5th  Reg.  of  Militia  in  the  State  of  Con- 
necticut, April  12,  1803,  by  Jonathan  Trumbull,  signed 
May  19,  1803. 


64  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEAI,OGY. 

Capt.  Roger  Giirley  was  for  many  years  a  member  of  the 
North  P'arish  Cong-regational  Church,  from  which  he  took 
a  letter,  Nov.  7,  1830,  to  the  Congregational  Church  at 
Willimantic,  Conn. 

54- 

JONATHAN  GURLEY,  of  Coventry,  Conn.,  formerly 
of  Mansfield,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to  Abigail  Rose 
of  Coventry,  Conn.,  Feb.  17,  1791. 

Mr.  Jonathan  Gurley  died  Dec.  5,  1791,  age  23  years. 

After  his  death  his  widow  married  Josiah  Talcott,  Nov. 

24-  1793- 

Children  of  Jonathan  Gurley  and  Abigail  Rose,  his  wife, 

one  only: 

167.     Electa,  born ,  1791  ;  died,  aged  20  months. 

ANNA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Gurley  and 
Jerusha  Bennet  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Abner  Abbott 
of  West  Stock-bridge,  Mass.,  Nov.  24,  1791. 

Mrs.  Anna  Abbott  died  Sept.      ,  1822,  age  52  years. 

Children  of  Abner  Abbott  and  Anna  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Joseph,  born 

Reuben,  " 

Anna,  " 
Jonathan  Gurley,  " 
Flavel, 

Sylvester,  " 

William,  " 

Jerusha,  " 

JERUSHA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Gurley  and 
Jerusha  Bennet  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Ichabod 
Griggs  of  Tolland,  in  the  same  state,  1792. 

Children  of  Ichabod  Griggs  and  Jerusha  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Girl,  born 
Ichabod,       " 
David, 

Harriet,        " 
Anna,  " 

ESTHER  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Gurley  and 
Jerusha  Bennet  of  Mansfield.  Conn.,  married  Jesse  Hall  of 
Bridgewater,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  25,  1798. 

Mrs.  Esther  Hall  died  Oct.  25,  1803,  age  28  years. 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


65 


58. 

OLIVE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Gnrley  and 
Jerusha  Bennet  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Levi  Good- 
ell  of  the  same  town. 

Children  of  Levi  Goodell  and  Olive  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Harriet,  born 

Horace,  " 

Jeruslia,  " 

Clarisa,  " 

Levi,  '■ 

Mary,  " 

Orrilla,  '• 

59- 

REBECCA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Gurley  and 
Jerusha  Bennet  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Allen  Stewart 
of  Hartford,  Conn.,  April  18,  1797. 

Capt.  Allen  Stewart  died  Sept.  12,  1849,  aged  73  years. 

Children  of  Capt.  Allen  Stewart  and  Rebecca  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Harriet.  born ;  died  in  infancy. 

Levi.  '• 

James  Gurley,      " 
Julia,  '• 

Louisa,  " 

60. 

FLAVEL  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  married 
to  Polly  Sargent. 

Children  of  Flavel  Gurley  and  Polly  Sargent,  his  wife: 

168.  Mary  Ann,      born 

169.  Emilus,    )  S      " 
T70.     Emily.      (^ 

62. 

HARRIET  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Gurley  and 
Jerusha  Bennet  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Jacob  Dun- 
ham of  the  same  town,  afterwards  of  Portland,  Maine. 

Children  of  Jacob  Dunham  and  Harriet  Gurley,  his  wife: 


Louisa,      I  c       born 


Sister,        ( ^ 
Armina, 
Arvilla,     )  S 
Orrilla,      )  ^ 
Edwin, 
\Vallace, 
5 


66  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

63. 

ALICE  ELIZABETH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Daniel 
Gurley  and  Elizabeth  Ellis  (his  first  wife),  of  Mansfield, 
Conn.,  married  "Elnathan  Phelps  of  Andover,  in  the  same 
state,  Aug.  13,  1795. 

Children  of  Elnathan  Phelps  and  Alice  Gurley,  his  wife: 


Millie, 

born  July  14,  1796. 

Daniel, 

'•      Aug.  30,  1798. 

Olive, 

"      Aug.  29,  1800. 

Asher  Gurley, 

"      Dec.  18,  1807. 

66. 

NAHUM  GURLEY  of  Sand  Bank,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y., 
formerly  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  was  married  to  Nellie  Eliza- 
beth Goodrich  of  Glastonbury,  Conn. 

Mrs.  Nellie  E.  Gurley  died  Aug.  8,  1849,  ^.ged  65  years. 

Mr.  Nahum  Gurley  died  April  30,  1858,  aged  81  years. 

[Burial  Sand  Bank,  N.  Y.] 

Children  of  Nahum  Gurley  and  Nellie  E.  Goodrich,  his 
wife : 


171. 

Keziah, 

172. 

Asher, 

173- 

Emily, 

174. 

Daniel, 

175- 

Edwin, 

176. 

David  L., 

^77- 

Maria  E.,    )  g 

178. 

Nahum,        j  ^^ 

179. 

Isaac  Newton 

born 

■1 

May 

31, 

1785. 

u 
u 

Mar. 

-> 

1808. 

a 

Feb. 

23> 

1813. 

li 

Apr. 

18, 

.815. 

(1 

ti 

a 

7 

died 

in 

infancy. 

i( 

Dec. 

18, 

1807. 

67. 

TITUS  GURLEY,  of  Coventry,  Conn.,  was  married  to 
Martha  (called  Patty). 

Children  of  Titus  Gurley  and  Patty  ,  his  wife, 

one  only: 

180.     Royal  Oladine,  born  June  30.  iSio. 

Titus  Gurley  left  Coventry,  Conn.,  and  went  to  Havre  De 
Grace,  Harford  Co.,  Md.,  when  his  son,  Royal  Oladine  Gur- 
ley was  a  very  small  boy,  which  is  the  last  known  of  him. 


THE    GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  67 

68. 

JASON  GURLEY,  of  Troy  Grove,  La  Salle  Co.,  TIL, 
formerly  of  East  Hartford  and  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  mar- 
ried to  Susan  Bryant. 

Mr.  Jason  Gurley  died  ,  1873,  age  64  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Susan  Gurley,  died  ,  1875,  age 

64  years. 

Children  of  Jason  Gurley  and  Susan  Bryant,  his  wife: 

iSi.  Joel,  born 

182.  Julius,  "  died,  unmarried. 

183.  Jason,  " 

184.  Susan,  ■' 

185.  John  Addison,  "      Dec.    9,  1S13. 

186.  Delia,  "      Mar.  14,  1S19. 

187.  Benjamin  Franklin.    ■'  died,  unmarried,  aged  24  years. 
1S8.  Sarah  Bryant,  "      May  27,  1S23. 

Mr.  Jason  Gurley  was  born  in  Mansfield,  Conn.,  Nov.  4, 
1779.  After  he  was  married,  he  kept  the  tavern  at  Bolton 
Notch,  Conn.,  for  a  number  of  years,  and  then  removed  with 
his  family  to  East  Hartford,  Conn.,  where  he  resided  until 
1834;  then  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Troy  Grove.  La 
Salle  Co.,  111.,  where  he  lived  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

Mr.  Gurley,  when  living  in  Connecticut,  took  great  pride 
in  keeping  a  fine  horse,  of  which  he  was  a  great  lover,  but 
after  moving  to  Illinois  he  became  a  great  hunter,  and,  as 
the  deer  and  prairie  chicken  were  plenty  there  in  those  days, 
he  devoted  much  of  his  time  in  hunting,  and  usually  met 
with  good  success,  for  he  was  a  noted  marksman,  as  well  as 
a  noted  hunter. 

Mr.  Gurley  was  postmaster  for  many  years  at  Troy  Grove. 
and  was  a  man  well  liked  by  those  who  gained  his  acquaint- 
ance. He  never  sought  for  political  honors  or  for  notoriety 
of  any  kind,  and  preferred  to  attend  only  to  his  own  business 
affairs. 


69. 

ASHER  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  afterwards  of 
Rootstown,  Ohio,  was  married  to  Laura  Maria  Dunham, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  Dunham.  May     .  t8o8. 

Mr.  Asher  Gurley  died  Oct.  12,  1855.  aged  70  years,  6 
mo.,  and  11  days. 


68 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


His  widow,  Mrs.  Laura  M.  Gurley,  died  May  12,  1868, 
aged  82  years.  6  mo.,  9  days. 

Children  of  Asher  Gurley  and  Laura  M.  Dunham,  his 
wife : 


189 

JOSIAH  LOREN, 

born 

May 

15^ 

1809. 

190 

Caroline  Belinda, 

•■ 

Jan. 

12, 

1812. 

191 

Asher  Dunham, 

(( 

Oct. 

20, 

1813. 

192 

Parmelja  Jane, 

ii 

Jan. 

4, 

1816. 

193 

James  Osmond, 

a 

Feb. 

20, 

1820. 

194 

Eber  Orville, 

li 

Aug. 

II, 

1821  ; 

died,  single. 

J95 

Orrin  Verus, 

ii 

May 

II, 

1S26. 

Mr.  Asher  Gurley,  occupation,  cabinet-maker  and  farmer. 


71- 

ROYAL  GURLEY,  of  Portland,  Maine,  was  married  to 
Nancy  Ann  Hull,  daughter  of  Lieut.  Samuel  Hull  of  the 
Revolutionary  Army,  1804,  at  the  home  of  her 

uncle,  George  William  Hull,  Newton.  Mass.,  who  was  a 
Lieut,  in  the  U.  S.  Navy,  and  was  with  Decatur  at  the  bom- 
bardment of  Tripoli. 

Mr.  Royal  Gurley  died  Aug.  24,  1824.  age  49  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Nancy  Ann  Gurley,  died 

Children  of  Roval  Gurlev  and  Nancv  Ann  Hull,  his  wife: 


196.  Royal, 

197.  Charlotte  Hull, 

198.  Ann  Maria, 

199.  George  Hull, 

200.  Eliza  McLellen, 

201.  Caroline   Rose, 

202.  Harriet  Hull, 

203.  Mary  Louisa, 

204.  Julia  Hull, 

205.  Helen  Gillette, 

206.  William  Henry  Hull, 


born  Mar.  12,  1S05. 

'•  Oct.  16,  1808. 

"  died,  unmarried,  1853. 

"  died  Dec.  6,  1S8S,  unmarried. 

•'  Oct.  29,  1812  ;   mar.  Ralph  Randolph  Gurley. 

"  Jan.   10,  iSifi;  died  Nov.  8,  1886,  aged  80  yrs., 

"  Feb. —,1817.  [unmarried. 

"  May  — ,  1820  ;  died ,  unmarried. 

"  May  — ,  iS2[;   died  May,  1835,  aged  14  years. 

"  April  2,  1822. 

"  Jan.  20,  1824. 


SARAH  GURLEY.  daughter  of  Zebulon  and  Sarah 
(Field)  Gurley  (his  Lst  wife),  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married 
Phineas  Williams  of  Bridgewater,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  4,  1801. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  69 

75- 

HANNAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Zebulon  and  Sarah 
(Field)  Gurley  (his  rst  wife),  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married 
Anson  Dunham. 


76. 

EUNICE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Zebulon  and  Sarah 
(Field)  Gurley  (his  ist  wife),  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married 
Samuel  Babcock  of  Bridgewater,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  31,  1793. 

Mrs.  Eunice  Babcock  died  Aug.  i,  1801,  age  29  years. 


77. 

ISRAEL  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  married 
to  Roxalana  Fitch,  June  26,  1803. 

Mr.  Israel  Gurley  died  Dec.  4.  1825,  age  48  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Roxalana  Gurley,  died  May  14.  1866, 
aged  88  years. 

Children  of  Israel  Gurley  and  Roxalana  Fitch,  his  wife: 

207.     Orson  Fitch,    born  Mar.  25,  1804. 
20S.     Ashley  Warii.      •'      June  12,  1S06. 


78. 

SAMUEL  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  married 
to  Eunice  Dimock  of  the  same  town,  Oct.  17,  1802. 


83. 

TIMOTHY  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  mar- 
ried to  Eunice  Rose  of  Coventry,  in  the  same  state,  Feb.  4, 
1796. 

Eunice  Rose  was  daughter  of  Widow  Deziah  Rose,  who, 
for  her  2d  husband,  married  Rev.  Ebenezer  Gurley,  and 
was  granddaughter  of  Capt.  Timothy  Dimock  of  Coventry, 
who  brought  her  up. 


70 


THE   GURLEY   FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


Mr.  Timothy  Gurley  died  Oct.  19,  1801,  age  28  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Eunice  Gurley,  died  Sept.  18,  1845, 
aged  75  years. 

Children  of  Timothy  Gurley  and  Eunice  Rose,  his  wife, 
one  only: 

209.     Polly,  born ,  179S  ;  died  Nov.  i,  1846,  unmarried. 

Timothy  Gurley  was  a  farmer. 


84. 

EUNICE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Israel  and  Emiice 
(Dimmick)  Gurley,  married  Joseph  Fairbanks,  March  20, 
1814. 


85. 

DESIRE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Israel  and  Eunice 
(Dimmick)  Gurley  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  John  Rose 
of  Coventry,  in  the  same  state,  April  26,  1798. 


86. 

JOHN  WARD  GURLEY,  of  Lebanon,  Conn.,  after- 
wards of  Boston,  Mass.,  and  New  Orleans,  La.,  was  married 
to  Grace  Stackpole,  daughter  of  William  Stackpole  of  Bos- 
ton, Mass.,  1800. 

Mrs.  Grace  Gurley  died  of  fever  in  New  Orleans,  La., 
,  1804,  age 

Mr.  John  Ward  Gurley  was  killed  in  a  duel  March  3, 
1808,  age  29  years. 

Children  of  John  Ward  Gurley  and  Grace  Stackpole,  his 
wife,  one  only: 

210.     Anna  Maria,  born ,  iSoo. 

The  Hon.  John  Ward  Gurley  (son  of  Rev.  John  Gurley, 
graduate  of  Yale  College,  1773,  and  Mary,  his  wife)  was 
born  in  [778,  having  entered  Yale  College,  he  received  the 


THE    GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  71 

degree  of  Master  of  Arts,  in  1799,  two  years  earlier  than 
generally  conferred.  His  name  will  be  foinid  in  the  trien- 
nial catalogue  of  Yale  College  in  the  list  for  1799,  of  the 
"  Honorarie  es  Alibi  Institute." 

Mr.  Gurley  was  appointed  by  President  Jefiferson  Attor- 
ney-General for  the  district  of  Louisiana  (of  which  the  pres- 
ent state  of  Louisiana  is  only  a  small  portion),  with  his  place 
of  residence  at  New  Orleans. 


87. 

MARY  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Rev.  John  Gurley  of  Leb- 
anon, Conn.,  married  Rev.  Dr.  Eliphalet  Gillette  of  Hallo- 
well,  Maine,  1805. 


88. 

HENRY  HOSFORD  GURLEY,  of  New  Orleans,  La, 
formerly  of  Lebanon,  Conn.,  was  married  to  Lucy  Goodwin 
of  Boston,  Mass.,  July  i,  1810. 

Mrs.  Lucy  Gurley  died  at  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  Jan. 
1830,  age  }^^  years. 

Children  of  Henry  Hosford  Gurley  and  Lucy  Goodwin, 
his  wife: 

211.  Mary  Elizabeth,  born  Nov.    3,1811. 

212.  Harriet  Maria  W.,  "  Nov.  21,  1817. 

213.  John  Ward,  "  April  29, 1819. 

214.  Henry  Hosford,  "  Jan.   11,  1821 ;  died  1839. 

215.  Francis  Le  Baron  Goodwin,   "  Jan.  14,  1823. 

216.  Lelia  Robertson,  ''  May   4,    1825. 

217.  Revere  Williams,  '■  Feb.    4,   1828. 

218.  Lucy  Eliza,  "  Jan.  30,  1830. 

Hon.  Henry  Hosford  Gurley  was  a  member  of  Congress, 
and  a  judge  in  Louisania.    (Carried  to  page        .) 


90. 

REV.  RALPH  RANDOLPH  GURLEY,  of  Washing- 
ton, D.   C,  formerly  of  Lebanon,  Conn.,  was  married  to 


72 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


Eliza  McLellan  Gurley,  daughter  of  Royal  and  Nancy  Ann 
(Hull)  Gurley  of  Portland,  Me.,  May  25,  1827. 

Mrs.  Eliza  McLellan  Gurley  died  April  27,  1872,  age  59 
years. 

Rev.  Ralph  Randolph  Gurley  died  July  30,  1872,  aged  75 
years. 

Children  of  Rev.  Ralph  Randolph  Gurley  and  Eliza  Mc- 
Lellan Gurley.  his  wife: 

219.  Felicia  Liberia  Heneaus,  born  Sept.  15,  1S29;  died  in  infancy. 

220.  William  Henry  Fitzhugh,   "  July  30,  1830. 

221.  Ralph  Randolph,  "  Aug.  25,  1832  ;  died  in  infancy. 

222.  Eliza,  "  Sept.  — ,  1S34  ;  died  in  infancy. 

223.  Julia,  "  Dec.  10,  1835  ;  died  in  infancy. 

224.  Mary  CusTis,  "  June  28,  1S36  ;  married  R.  W.  Gurley. 

225.  Ralph  Randolph,  "  Jan.     2,  1841  ;  died  in  infancy. 

226.  Archibald  Alexander,  "  ;  died  in  infancy. 

227.  Marion  Ann  Muirhead,         "  Nov.   15,  1S44  ;  died  July  17,  1851. 

228.  John  McDonough,  "  Jan.    11,1846;  living,  unmarried  (1S96). 

229.  Caroline  Rose,  "  Mar.  26,  1847;  died  in  infancy. 

[Appleton's  Cyclopaedia  of  American  Biography,  Vol.  Ill,  Grin-Loc] 

Ralph  Randolph  Gurley,  clergyman,  born  in  Lebanon, 
Conn.,  May  26,  1797,  and  died  in  Washington,  D.  C,  July 
30,  1872. 

He  was  a  graduate  of  Yale  in  1818,  removed  to  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  and  was  licensed  to  preach  as  a  Presbyterian,  but 
was  never  ordained.  From  1822  till  1872,  he  acted  as  the 
agent  and  secretary  of  the  American  Colonization  Society, 
visited  Africa  three  times  in  its  interests,  and  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  Liberia.  He  also  went  to  England  to  solicit  aid 
in  the  work  of  colonization. 

During  the  first  ten  years  of  his  agency  the  annual  income 
of  the  society  increased  from  $778  to  $40,000.  He  delivered 
addresses  in  its  behalf  in  all  parts  of  the  country;  edited 
"  The  African  Repository,"  and,  besides  many  reports,  wrote 
the  "  Life  of  Jehudi  Ashmun  "  (New  York,  1839) ;  "  Mission 
to  England  for  the  American  Colonization  Society"  (1841); 
and  "  Life  and  Eloquence  of  Rev.  Sylvester  Earned  "  (New 
York,  1844). 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  73 

91. 

ABBY  PORTER  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Rev.  John 
Gurley  of  Lebanon,  Conn.,  married  Rev.  Orramel  S.  Hinck- 
ley, late  Professor  in  Oakland  College,  Miss.,  Sept.  30,  1824. 

Rev.  Orramel  Plinckley  died  of  yellow  fever  at  Natchez, 

Sept.  13,  1837. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Abby  P.  Hinckley,  died  1857,  age  57 

years. 

They  had  no  children. 


92. 

JOHN  ADISON  GURLEY,  of  Hallowell,  Maine,  for- 
merly of  Lebanon,  Conn.,  was  married  to  Margaret  Law- 
rence Hallett,  daughter  of  Jonah  Hallet  of  Whitestown, 
Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  John  A.   Gurley  died  at  Hallowell,  Me.,  Aug.   2^, 

1846. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Margaret  L.  Gurley,  died  in  New  York 
city,  Aug.  9,  1873,  aged  73  years. 

Children  of  John  Adison  Gurley  and  Margaret  L.  Hal- 
lett, his  wife: 

230.  William  Wallace,  born   ,    1829;  single. 

231.  Henry,  "     Sept.  26,  1S39. 


JEMIMA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Phineas  Gurley  and 
Susan  Swift  of  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y.,  married  John  Mills. 


94. 

PHINEAS  GURLEY,  of  Parishville,  St.  Lawrence  Co., 
N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Betsey  Fox,  Jan.  15,  1810. 
Mrs.  Betsey  Gurley  died  July  3,  1834. 
Mr.  Phineas  Gurley  died  Aug.  28,  1843. 
Children  of  Phineas  Gurley  and  Betsey  Fox,  his  wife: 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALO(,V 


74 

232. 

233.     Phineas  Densmore,    "      Nov.  12,  1816. 


232.     William  Fox,  born 


SHUBAEL  GURLEY,  of  Parishville,  St.  Lawrence  Co. 
N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Achsah  Reeves. 

Mrs.  Achsah  Gnrley  died  Nov.  16,  1855,  aged  72  years. 
Mr.  Shubael  Gurley  died  Oct.  10,  i860,  aged  74  years. 
Children  of  Shubael  Gurley  and  Achsah  Reeves,  his  wife: 

234.  Frederick,  born  Jan.  21,1817;  died,  unmarried. 

235.  Shubael  Reeves,        "     July  19,  1S20. 

236.  Horatio  Nelson.        '•      Aug.   4,  1S25. 

Mr.  Shul)ael  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


96. 

SUSANNAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Phineas  and  Su- 
sannah (Swift)  Gurley  of  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y.,  married 
Ezra  Wright. 


97. 

JOHN  SWIFT  GURLEY,  of  Stockholm,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Nancy  Spink,  daughter  of 
Nicholas  and  Susan  Spink,  ,  1816. 

Mr.  John  S.  Gurley  died  May  24,  1873.  aged  88  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Nancy  Gurley,  died  March  19,  1880, 
aged  88  years. 

Children  of  John  S.  Gurley  and  Nancy  Spink,  his  wife: 

237.  Jane  Eliza,  born    Oct.  18,  1817;  died  Feb.  — ,  1847,  unmarried. 

238.  John  J.,  "      Auc;.  6,  [819. 

239.  William  Reuington,      "     Dec.  15,  1821. 

240.  George  Grant,  "     Aug.  19,  1825. 

Mr.  John  S.  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  75 

99. 

JOSHUA  GURLEY,  of  Stockholm,  St.  Lawrence  Co., 
N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Lydia  Merrick,  Sept.  15,  1824. 

Mr.  Joshua  Gurley  died  April  19,  1870,  aged  75  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Lydia  Gurley,  died  May  24,  1870,  aged 
70  years. 

Children  of  Joshua  Gurley  and  Lydia  Merrick,  his  wife: 

241.  LuciNDA,  born  May  18,  1825. 

242.  Emily  Clarinda,     "      May  29,  1S28. 

243.  Eliza  Marion,         "      Feb.  13,  1831. 

244.  Jane  Caroline,       "      Jan.  30,  1836. 

245.  Esther  Amanda,    "      Dec.  28,  1838. 

Mr.  Joshua  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


100. 

LUCINDA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Phineas  and  Susan- 
nah (Swift)  Gurley  of  Parishville,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y., 
married  Joab  Willis  of  Oswego,  in  the  same  state,  Nov.  29, 
1810. 

Mrs.  Lucinda    Wilhs  died  Sept.  16,  1853,  aged  65  years. 

Mr.  Joab  Willis  died  Nov.  16,  1871,  aged  90  years. 

Children  of  Joab  Willis  and  Lucinda  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Alfred  Grant,         born  July    7,  181 7  ;  died  Jan.  13,  1894,  aged  76  years. 
Clarinda  Emeline,    "     May  16,  1819  ;  died  April  25,  1835,  aged  16  years. 
Lucinda  Caroline,     "     May  11,  1821  ;  died  Dec.  16,  1854,  aged  33  years. 

Charles  Gurley,         "     June   5,  1824;  died  Nov. ,  aged  72  years. 

John  Granville,  "     June  6,  1826. 

Susan  Julia,  "     Aug.   3,  1828. 


lOI. 

CLARINDA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Phineas  and 
Susannah  (Swift)  Gurley  of  Parishville,  St.  Lawrence  Co., 
N.  Y.,  married  Elisha  Fox. 


76        THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

102. 

DEZIAH  GURLEY.  dauijhter  of  Phineas  and  Susan- 
nah (Swift)  Gurley,  of  Parishville,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y., 
married  Aaron  Gould. 


104. 

HENRY  GURLEY,  of  Bridgewater,  N.  Y.,  was  twice 
married:     ist.  To  Electa  Ward. 
She  died  May  7,  1823,  age  2^]  years. 
2d  marriage,  to  Julia  Lester  of  Chatham. 
Mr.  Henry  Gurley  died  May  16,  1838,  age  43  years. 
Mrs.  Julia  Gurley  died  about  1866. 
Children  of  Henry  Gurley  and  Electa  Ward,  his  ist  wife: 

246.  Daughter,  born ;  died  in  infancy,  Jan.  22,  1S1-. 

247.  Eunice,  "     Aug.  20,  iSig;  died  Feb.  4,  1820. 

Children  of  Henry  Gurley  and  Julia  Lester,  his  2d  wife: 

24S.     Electa,  born 

249.     Mary,       " ,  1835. 


106. 

LAVINIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Zenas  and  Expe- 
rience (Hovey)  Gurley  (his  second  wife),  of  Bridgewater, 
Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y.,  formerly  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married 
Harvey  Morris  of  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  8,  1823. 

Mr.  Harvey  Morris  died  at  New  Woodstock,  N.  Y.,  April 
25,  1842,  age  47  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Lavinia  Morris,  died  at  Dixon,  111.,  Feb. 
10.  1879,  aged  80  years. 

Children  of  Harvey  Morris  and  Lavinia  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Thomas  Gurley,  bom  Dec.    8,  1823. 

Margaret  Experience,      "     Oct.  19,  1825. 
James  Harvey,  "     Mar.   8,  1S29. 

Mr.  Harvey  Morris,  born  at  Dudley,  Mass.,  died  at  New 
Woodstock,  N.  Y.,  was  a  merchant,  a  member  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church,  and  a  Democrat. 


f-ss^F  r»  ifsn^sf-   <r^   fss."  a  aa-^s  »  »i«ea»  *  aWSf  «''  *aas 


ZENAS  H.  GURLEY.  MARGARET  ("BELL")  GURLEY. 

JAMES  E,  EATON.  IDA  EATON.  LOUISA  GURLEY  EATON. 

PRESTON  CLARK,  JR. 
PRESTON  CLARK.  JULIA  EATON  CLARK, 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  77 

107. 

ZEN  AS  HOVEY  GURLEY,  of  Bridgewater,  N.  Y., 
afterwards  of  Sandwich,  111.,  was  married  to  Margaret 
"  Bell  "  Hickey,  near  Morrisburg,  Ont.,  Canada,  Sept.  28, 
1825. 

Mr.  Zenas  H.  Gurley  died  Aug.  28,  1872,  aged  71  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Margaret  "  Bell  "  Gurley,  died  Nov.  3, 
1896,  aged  88  years,  10  mo. 

Children  of  Zenas  H.  Gurley  and  Margaret  "  Bell " 
Hickey,  his  wife: 


250, 
251 

253 
254 
255 
256 

257, 
25S 
259 


Margaret  Lovinia,  born  Jan.  30,  1827;  died  in  infancy,  1829. 

Michael  Truman,  "  Jan.    i,  1830  ;  died  in  infancy. 

Samuel  Henry,  "  Mar.  17, 1S32. 

Louisa  Margaret,  "  April  17, 1834. 

Julia  Maria,  "  Aug.  15,1836. 

John  Edgar,  "  April  18, 1838. 

Lovinia  Ann,  "  Jan.  31,  1840  ;  died  in  infancy. 

Zenas  Hovey,  "  Feb.  24,  1842. 

George  CoLSON,  "  May   7,  1844;  died  in  infancy. 

George  Washington,  "  Dec.  i,  1847. 


260.     Edwin  Hickey,  "     April  10, 1S52. 

Mr.  Zenas  Hovey  Gurley  was  a  man  of  strong  will-power, 
a  fluent  speaker,  and  one  who  devoted  his  entire  life  for  the 
good  of  others. 

Having  been  a  minister  for  years,  and,  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  was  respected  and  honored  by  all  who  knew  him. 
He  was  married  Sept.  28,  1825,  to  Margaret  "  Bell  "  Hickey, 
who  was  born  near  Aultsville,  Ontario,  Jan.  i,  1808.  She 
was  the  daughter  of  John  Bell,  whose  father  died  when  he 
was  a  small  boy,  and  his  mother  then  married  a  man  by  the 

name  of  ■  Hickey,  and  her  father  was  called  John 

Bell  Hickey. 

Mrs.  Margaret  Bell  Gurley  was  a  true  wife,  a  devoted 
mother,  enduring  privations  and  hardships  for  the  sake  of 
her  husband  and  children.  She  was  the  mother  of  eleven 
children,  and  lived  to  see  the  most  of  them  grow  up  to  man- 
hood and  womanhood,  filing  honorable  positions  as  citizens 
of  our  glorious  country.  She  died  at  her  son's,  Hon.  Z.  H. 
Gurley,  at  Lamoni,  Iowa,  Nov.  3,  1896,  at  the  advanced  age 
of  88  years,  10  months.  Her  death  was  caused  by  her  ac- 
cidentally falling  from  a  second-story  window  and  ruptur- 
ing a  blood  vessel. 

[Burial  at 'Sandwich,  111.,  beside  her  husband.] 


78 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


io8. 


WILLIAM  F.  GURLEY,  of  Chaplin,  Conn.,  formerly 
of  Mansfield,  in  the  same  state,  married  Mary  Ann  TifTt, 
daughter  of Tifft  of  ,  April  15,  1844. 

William  F.  Gurley  died  by  accidentally  shooting  himself, 
April  5,  1845,  age  35  years. 

[After  his  death  his  widow,  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Gurley,  mar- 
ried Charles  Gleason  of  Chaplin,  Conn.] 

Children  of  William  F.  Gurley  and  Mary  Ann  Tifft,  his 
wife,  one  only: 

261.     Emily  Ann,  born 

Mr.  William  F.  Gurlev  was  a  farmer. 


109. 

EUNICE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Bennet  Gurley  of 
Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  William  John  Bebbington  of  the 
same  town,  Dec.  12,  1847. 

Mrs.  Eunice  Bebbington  died  April  8,  1876,  age  64  years. 

Mr.  Wm.  John  Bebbington  died  Sept.  5,  1892,  age  68 
years. 

Children  of  W.  John  Bebbington  and  Eunice  Gurley*  his 
wife : 

John  Gurley,  born  Jan.  ii,  1849. 
Robert  William,  "  Oct.  3,  1S50. 
Frederick  Field,      "     Dec.  26,  1852. 


IIO. 

EXPERIENCE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Bennet  and 
Haddassah  (King,  Kidder)  Gurley  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  mar- 
ried Wadsworth  Edwards  of  the  same  town. 

Mrs.  Experience  Edwards  died  October  i8,  1835,  age  20 
years. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  79 

115. 

ELIZA  WEED  GURLEY,  daughter  of  William  and 
x-\nn  (Delphia)  Gurley  (his  ist  wife),  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
married  Amasa  Smith  of  Wales,  Mass. 

Mrs.  Eliza  W.  Smith  died  May  22,  1878,  age  56  years. 

Children  of  Amasa  Smith  and  Eliza  W.  Gnrley,  his  wife: 

William,        born 
Ann  Eliza,       " 


116  and  117. 

ICHABOD  STRONG  GURLEY  and  his  sister,  Caro- 
line Gurley,  children  of  Ichahod  and  Hannah  (Wooddard) 
Gurley.  After  the  early  death  of  both  their  parents,  went 
to  live  with  their  mother's  relatives  in  Coventry,  with  some 
of  whom  they  went  to  Busti,  N.  Y.,  where  Caroline  married 
and  soon  after  died. 

Ichabod  Strong  Gurley  went  from  Busti,  N.  Y.,  to  North- 
ern Indiana,  where  he  married  Miss Doolittle.  They 

had  children. 


119. 

SIBBIL  SOPHIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jesse  and 
Parthena  (Wright)  Gurley  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  mar- 
ried in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  to  Rev.  Leonard  Slater  of  Kala- 
mazoo, Mich.,  Dec.  24,  1855. 

Rev.  Leonard  Slater  died  in  1869. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Sibbil  S.  Slater,  died  in  Sandwich,  111., 
Sept.  19,  1879,  aged  ^2  years. 

No  children. 


120. 

SOPHRONIA  SPAFFORD  GURLEY,  daughter  of 
Jesse  and  Parthenia  (Wright)  Gurley,  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Samuel  P.  Dolbeare  of  Leba- 
non, in  the  same  state. 

He  died  April  10,  1842,  age  31  years. 


8o  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

After  his  death  she  married  Rev.  Bela  Hicks  of  Sand- 
wich, 111.,  who  was  formerly  from  Connecticut. 

Rev.  Bela  Hicks  died  ,  1887,  aged  84  years. 

Mrs.  Sophronia  S.  Hicks  (alias  Dolbeare)  died  Feb.  4, 
1887,  aged  79  years. 

Children  of  Samuel  P.  Dolbeare  and  Sophronia  S.  Gurley, 
his  wife,  one  only: 

Mary  Sophia,  born  Nov.  3,  iS^o. 

Children  by  second  marriage:     None. 


121. 

MARY  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jesse  and  Parthena 
(Wright)  Gurley  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  married  in  Col- 
chester, Conn.,  to  Rev.  Miner  G.  Clark,  Nov.  8,  1841,  who 
was  at  that  time  pastor  of  the  Central  Baptist  Church  in 
Norwich,  Conn. 

Rev.  Miner  G.  Clark  died  in  Geneva,  III,  Sept.  19,  1881, 
aged  ^2  years. 

(His  widow,  Mrs.  Mary  G.  Clark,  is  still  living,  Nov., 
1896,  and  resides  with  her  son,  William  C.  Clark,  436  Grand 
Avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.) 

Children  of  Rev.  Miner  G.  Clark  and  Mary  Gurley,  his 
wife,  one  only: 

William  Carey,  born  Feb.  7,  1844. 

Mr.  William  C.  Clark  is  extensively  engaged  in  the  paper 
business,  occupying  the  upper  floor  of  the  Stewart  Building, 
Broadway,  New  York  city.  He  furnishes  nearly  all  the 
paper  that  is  used  to  make  envelopes  in  the  United  States. 

]\Ir.  Clark  is  a  man  of  great  intellectual  ability  and  stands 
high  as  a  business  man  both  in  New  York  city  and  Brook- 
Ivn.  where  he  resides. 


122. 

LOVINIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Artemas  and  Sarah 
(Steele)  Gurley  (his  ist  wife),  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married 
Irad  Storrs,  of  the  same  town,  Feb.  12,  181 5. 


JESSE    GURLEY 


PARTHENA    (wRIGHT)    GUREEY 


{Pajre  jj.) 


THE    GtJRLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  gi 

Mr.  Irad  Storrs  died  May  4,  1869,  aged  80  years,  11  mo. 
His  widow,  Mrs.   Lovinia  Storrs,  died  Sept.   21,    1882, 
aged  88  years. 

Children  of  Irad  Storrs  and  Lovinia  Gnrley,  his  wife : 

Artemas  Gurley,  born  Feb.  ii,  1816. 
Alice,  "      Feb.  23,  1818. 

Albert,  "      Jan.  26,  1820. 

Mr.  Irad  Storrs  was  born  in  Mansfield,  Conn.,  in  the  year 
1788.  He  was  a  farmer  and  resided  on  Spring  Hill  (Mans- 
field) nearly  all  his  life.  He  was  a  good  neighbor,  an  up- 
right man.  and  held  the  respect  of  all  his  town's  people. 


124. 

ABIGAIL  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Artemas  and  Sarah 
(Steele)  Gurley  (his  ist  wife),  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married 
Dr.  Isaac  Hovey  of  the  same  town,  afterwards  of  Morris- 
ville  and  Deansville,  N.  Y..  Sept.  i8,  1823. 

Dr.  Isaac  Hovey  died  Oct.  24,  1865,  aged  83  years. 

His  widow.  Mrs.  Abigail  Hovey,  died  April  23.  1877, 
aged  78  years. 

Children  of  Dr.  Isaac  Hovey  and  Abigail  Gurley,  his  wife: 


Janett, 

born  July    20, 

1824. 

Emily, 

"     April    5, 

1826. 

John  G., 

"    Jan.    II, 

1828. 

Joseph, 

"     Nov.  20, 

1829. 

Marian  P., 

"     Oct.    II, 

1831. 

Charles  A.. 

,     "    Sept.   10, 

1833- 

George, 

"    June  20, 

1836. 

Sarah  M., 

"     April    6, 

1838. 

Albert, 

"     June     4, 

1840. 

Martha  L., 

)"     April    14, 

1842. 

Mary  E., 

(  U              ii               ii 

ii 

Dr.  Isaac  Hovey,  occupation:  ist,  a  merchant,  2d,  doctor 
and  farmer.  Dr.  Isaac  Hovey  was  born  October  i,  1782. 
and  was  son  of  Isaac  Hovey  and  Penelope  Tillinghast. 


82  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

125. 

URIAH  BRIGHAM  GURLEY,  of  Deansville,  N.  Y., 
formerly  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To 
Phila  Palmer  Barrows,  Jan.  15,  1826,  daughter  of  Robert 
and  Clara  (Wright)  Barrows  of  Mansfield,  Conn. 

She  died  May  5,  1863,  age  62  years. 

Second  marriage,  to  Widow  Mary  Ann  Comfort  Wood, 
F'eb.  II,  1864,  daughter  of  Augustus  Greenman  of  Augusta, 
Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  Uriah  Brigham  Gurley  died  May  19,  1873,  aged  '/2 
years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  C.  Gurley  (alias  Wood,  alias 
Hodges)  died  in  the  city  of  Rome,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  17,  1878, 
aged  71  years. 

[Mary  Ann  Comfort  Greenman  was  thrice  married:  ist. 
To  Hiram  Hodges.  2d.  To  Madison  Wood.  3d.  To 
Uriah  Brigham  Gurley.] 

Children  of  Uriah  Brigham  Gurley  and  Phila  P.  Barrows, 
his  1st  wife: 

262.  Sarah  Steele,  born  April  27,  1S27. 

263.  Clarisa  Amanda,  "  May    9,  1829. 

264.  Mary,  "  June  23,  1831  ;  died  Dec.  2,  1832. 

265.  Henry  C,  "  Aug.  28,  1834. 

266.  LoviNiA,  "  June  II,  1837  ;  died  Oct.  6,  1838. 

267.  George,  "  Dec.    6,  1839. 

268.  Ellen,  "  Oct.  28,  1842. 

269.  Anna  Eliza,  "  Aug.   S,  1S46. 

Children  of  Uriah  Brigham  Gurley  and  Widow  Mary  Ann 
C.  Wood,  his  2d  wife:     None. 

Mr.  Uriah  Brigham  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


127. 

GEORGE  GURLEY,  of  Pulaski,  N.  Y.,  formerly  of 
Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  thrice  married: 

1st.  To  Sarah  Melissa  Dimock,  daughter  of  Oliver  W. 
and  Caroline  W.   Dimock  of  Mansfield,   Conn.,  April  23. 

1835. 

She  died  at  Pulaski,  N.  Y.,  April  12,  1841,  age  36  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Soi)hia  A.  Dimock,  daughter  of  Roderick 

and  Ann  Dimock  of  Coventry,  Conn.,  Nov.  i,  1841. 


GEORGE  GURLEY. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


H 


She  died  at  Pulaski,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  8,  1871,  age  55  years. 

3d  marriage,  to  Mrs.  Rebecca  Frary  of  Pulaski,  N.  Y., 
Jan.  2,  1873. 

She  died  at  Pulaski,  N.  Y.,  April  23,  1891,  age  69  years. 

Children  of  George  Gurley  and  Sarah  M.  Dimock,  his 
Tst  wife: 

270.  Son,  born  June  ii,  1S37;  died  June  11,  1S37. 

271.  Martha  Melissa,    "      Mar.   S,  1841. 

Children  of  George  Gurley  and  Sophia  Dimock,  his  2d 
wife: 

272.  Mary  Rose,  born  Oct.  16,  1S42. 

273.  Charles  Dimock,  "     Mar.  21,  1844. 

274.  Anna  Brigham,  "     Feb.  22,  1846;  single. 

275.  Henry  Stewart,  "     Mar.  30,  1848;  died  Nov.  ig,  1S79,  unmarried. 

276.  Roderick  Artemas,      "     April  12,  1851. 

Children  by  third  marriage:     None. 

Mr.  George  Gurley  was  born  in  the  homestead  yet  stand- 
ing, the  birthplace  of  his  father  and  grandfather.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  and  high  schools  of  Mansfield.  His 
father  died  after  a  brief  illness,  when  he  was  fifteen  years  of 
age.  Soon  after  he  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the  cabinet- 
making  trade  of  Mr.  Allen  of  Windham  Center,  Conn. 

In  1832  he  came  to  Pulaski,  N.  Y.,  and  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  furniture,  doing  a  steady  lucrative  business, 
and  devoted  his  time  to  administering  estates  until  1868, 
when  he  sold  out  his  furniture  business,  and  attended  to  his 
personal  matters.  He  has  been  deeply  interested  in  educa- 
tional affairs.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Pulaski 
.Academy,  treasurer  at  the  time  of  its  erection,  and  was  an 
active  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  for  twenty  consecu- 
tive years,  a  portion  of  this  time  acting  as  president  of  the 
board. 

He  has  held  many  oflfices  of  trust  in  the  community  in 
which  he  has  resided  for  sixty-five  years,  and  filled  them  to 
the  entire  satisfaction  of  those  who  reposed  confidence  in 
him,  honest  in  purpose,  true  to  right  and  just  convictions, 
inflexible  in  honor,  wide  reaching  in  intelligence. 

Mr.  Gurley  resides  in  the  same  house  he  built  and  moved 
into  sixty  years  ago,  carries  the  infirmities  of  age  well,  still 
devotes  his  time  to  the  good  of  his  surroundings,  enjoying 
the  greater  part  of  it  in  reading.     His  name  is  one  of  the 


84  THE   GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

household  words  of  the  vicinity  in  which  he  has  so  long 
resided,  and  will  live  with  the  truest  and  noblest  who  have 
won  its  chief  honors.    (1897.)  , 


128. 

CHARLES  ARTEMAS  GURLEY,  of  Pulaski,  N.  Y., 
formerly  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  married  to  Ellen  Gurley, 
daughter  of  Jacob  Baker  Gurley,  Esq.,  of  New  London, 
Conn.,  Oct.  22,  1851. 

Mrs.  Ellen  Gurley  died  Sept.  22,  1866,  at  the  age  of  47 
years,  8  mo. 

Mr.  Charles  A.  Gurley  died  May  4,  1890,  at  the  age  of  79 
years. 

[Burial  at  New  London,  Conn.] 

Children  of  Charles  A.  Gurley  and  Ellen  Gurley,  his  wife: 

277.  John  Griswold,  bom  Feb.  26,  1853;  died  Feb.  24,  1S69. 

27S.  Marion,  "     Sept.  11,  1854 ;  died  in  infancy. 

279.  Jacob  Baker,  "     Aug.  26,  1855;      "    "       " 

280.  George  Pierce,  "     Nov.   2,  1857;      "     "      " 

281.  Elizabeth  Griswold,  "    Oct.  22,  1859. 

Mr.  Charles  A.  Gurley  was  born  in  the  same  house  that 
had  been  the  birthplace  of  his  father  and  grandfather.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  district  school,  and  spent  his 
youth  and  early  manhood  on  the  farm  of  his  father,  who 
died  when  he  was  about  1 1  years  of  age,  when  the  care  of  the 
farm  and  the  mother  was  left  to  him  and  his  older  brother, 
George. 

When  twenty-one  years  of  age  he  engaged  in  commercial 
pursuits  in  New  York  city,  and  at  the  age  of  thirty-eight 
went  to  San  Francisco,  where  he  remained  about  three  years. 
It  was  during  the  period  of  his  residence  in  California  that 
the  question  of  its  territorial  condition  in  respect  to  the  in- 
troduction of  slavery,  or  the  maintenance  of  free  institutions, 
was  under  consideration.  He  gave  all  his  influence  to  the 
object  of  making  it  a  free  territory.  In  185 1  Mr.  Gurley  re- 
turned to  New  London,  Conn.,  where  he  married  and  re- 
mained until  i860,  when  he  retired  from  commercial  busi- 
ness, and  removed  with  his  family  to  Pulaski,  N.  Y.,  wherq, 
he  resided  and  made  his  home  until  1882;  after  this  time  he 
only  lived  there  winters,  he  purchasing  a  number  of  farms 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  85 

on  spring  Hill  (Mansfield),  the  town  of  his  birth,  which  was 
ever  dear  to  him,  where  he  spent  his  summers  diverting 
himself  in  improving  these  farms  by  getting  out  many  rocks 
and  otherwise  making  improvements  by  repairing  the 
houses  and  building  several  large  new  barns. 

Mr.  Gurley,  as  a  man,  had  marked  individualities:  inde- 
pendent as  a  thinker;  honest  in  purpose;  true  to  right  and 
just  convictions;  inflexible  in  honor;  affectionate  in  temper; 
wide-reaching  in  intelligence;  and  delightful  as  a  conversa- 
tionalist. His  happiest  hours  were  spent  at  his  home  with 
his  family. 

After  the  death  of  his  wife,  who  was  ever  dear  to  him,  and 
heavy  financial  losses,  his  mind  for  a  time  became  slightly 
unbalanced,  but  soon  recovered  so  as  to  be  able  to  have  the 
care  and  control  of  his  business.  He  died  leaving  a  large 
property. 


131. 

SARAH  GRISWOLD  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jacob 
Baker  Gurley,  Esq.,  of  New  London,  Conn.,  married  Joseph 
Noyce  of  Lyme,  Conn.,  May  14,  1823. 

Mrs.  Sarah  G.  Noyce  died  March  21,  1835,  age  30  years. 

Mr.  Joseph  Noyce  died  April  10,  1836. 

Children  of  Joseph  Noyce  and  Sarah  G.  Gurley,  his  wife : 

Mary  Gurley,  born  Dec.  13,  1824. 

Jane  Elizabeth,  ■  "      Feb.  23,  1827. 

Ursula  Wolcott,  "       Feb.  21,  1829. 

Joseph,  "      June  25,  1831. 

Sarah  Griswold,  "     Aug.   15,  1832. 


141. 

JACOB  BAKER  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was 

twice  married;     ist.  To  Ann  Clark,  daughter  of 

Clark  of  the  same  town,  Nov.  20,  1825. 

She  died  Jan.  21,  1849,  age  49  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Widow  Armina  Smith,  daughter  of  Aza- 
riah  Freeman  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  Jan.  12,  1851. 

Mr.  Jacob  B.  Gurley  died  Feb.  13,  1857,  age  53  years. 


86  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

[After  his  death  his  widow  married  Pliilander  L.  Fuller.] 
Mrs.  Armina  Smith  (alias  Gurley,  alias  Fuller)  died  Dec. 
31,  1878,  age  63  years. 

Children  of  Jacob  B.  Gurley  and  Ann  Clark,  his  ist  wife: 

282.  Elizabeth  Ann,        born  June  19,  182S. 

283.  Martha  Jane,  "      Aug.  17,  1830;  died  Jan.  21,  1850,  unmarried. 

254.  Harriet  Jennett,      "      Sept.  14, 1S32. 

255.  Jacob  Baker,  "      Mar.  17,  1835. 

286.  Charles  Clark,  "      June    i,  1S37 ;  single  (1896). 

287.  George  Bruce,  "      April  30,  1S40  ;  died  Jan.  20,  1S45. 

288.  John  Blake,  "      April  6,  1842. 

Children  of  Jacob  B.  Gurley  and  Armina  Smith,  his  2d 
wife,  one  only: 

289.  Josephine  S.,  born  Jan.  30,  1853  ;  single  (1896). 

Jacob  Baker  Gurley  was  born  in  the  town  of  Mansfield. 
Conn.,  Sept.  26,  1803,  and  always  resided  in  his  native  town. 
He  was  a  farmer  and  merchant,  and  carried  on  both  kinds 
of  business  successfully.  In  his  mercantile  business  he  kept 
all  kinds  of  goods  usually  kept  in  a  country  store.  He  was 
honest  in  his  dealings,  and  sold  his  goods  for  a  very  small 
profit,  as  was  the  custom  in  those  days.  In  politics  he  was 
a  Democrat,  but  never  sought  office,  preferring  to  attend 
to  his  own  business,  which  he  considered  much  more  profit- 
able for  him,  but,  by  the  wish  of  his  party,  he  was  nominated 
and  elected  to  the  Legislature  of  his  town  in  the  year  1843. 


142. 

EMILY  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Gurley  of 
Mansfield.  Conn.,  married  Charles  Lester  of  Berlin,  Mich., 
afterwards  of  Capac,  in  the  same  state,  Nov.  5,  1840. 

Mrs.  Emily  Lester  died  of  childbirth,  Oct.  5,  1841,  age 
35  years. 

Children  of  Charles  Lester  and  Emily  Gurley,  his  wife, 
one  only: 

E.  Gurley,  born  Oct.  5,  1841. 

Mr.  Charles  Lester,  occupation, 

Mr.  Charles  Lester  is  still  living  at  this  date  (1895),  and 
resides  with  his  son,  E.  Gurley  Lester. 


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THE    GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  87 

Mrs.  Emily  (Gurley)  Lester,  before  marriage,  was  a  school 
teacher,  in  which  she  excelled,  and  was  noted  for  her  good 
government,  which  was  done  by  love  and  affection  towards 
her  pupils. 


143- 

EBENEZER  R.  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was 
twice  married:  ist.  To  Julia  Ann  Gardiner,  daughter  of 
William  Gardiner  of  the  same  town.  July  8,  1829.  She  died 
Nov.  12,  1852,  of  consumption,  age  39  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Mary  M.  Jennings,  daughter  of  

Jennings  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  June  19,  1853. 

Mr.  Ebenezer  R.  Gurley  died  Feb.  22,  1887,  aged  78 
years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Mary  M.  Gurley,  died  Dec.  19,  1891, 
aged  78  years. 

Children  of  Ebenezer  R.  Gurley  and  Julia  A.  Gardiner, 
his  1st  wife: 

290.  Julia  Ann,  born  Feb.  22,  1830. 

291.  Andrew  Jackson,    "  Jan.  18,  1834. 

292.  John  Richard,  "  May    2,  1836 ;  died  Nov.  10,  1841. 

293.  Albert  Ebenezer,  "  April  15, 1838. 

294.  Mary  Adalaide,      "  Oct.   21,  1841. 

295.  Eugene  Orrin,         "  ,  1846;  died  Sept.  23,  1848. 

296.  Ellen,  "  Feb.  16,  1848;    died  June  18,  1867,  aged  19  years, 

unmarried. 

Children  by  second  marriage:     None. 

THE  LIFE  OF  EBENEZER  R.  GURLEY. 

In  the  death  of  Ebenezer  R.  Gurley,  which  occurred  on 
Tuesday  night,  Feb.  22d,  Mansfield  loses  one  of  its  most 
prominent  and  best  known  citizens,  and,  it  may  be  added, 
its  most  wealthy  resident.  Few  men  in  eastern  Connecticut 
are  more  extensively  known  outside  their  immediate  baili- 
wick than  was  Mr.  Gurley,  and  to  none  was  the  appellation, 
"  honest,  square  business  man."  more  frequently  applied. 

Mr.  Gurley  was  the  second  son  of  Ebenezer  Gurley,  who 
resided  in  the  North  Parish,  and  was  born  October  17,  1808, 
thus  being  in  the  seventy-ninth  year  at  the  time  of  his  death. 


88        THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 

He  sprung  from  illustrious  stock,  the  family  name  being 
among  the  most  honored  in  Mansfield's  history.  Mr.  Gur- 
ley  was  a  direct  descendant  of  Judge  Jacob  B.  Gurley  of 
New  London  county,  and  Judge  Artemus  Gurley  of  Wind- 
ham county,  both  eminent  jurists  of  their  time;  while  going 
back  a  generation,  we  find  Deacon  Jonathan  Gurley,  a  ster- 
ling patriot,  and  who  was  selected  as  as  one  of  the  delegates 
from  the  town  of  Mansfield  to  a  convention  called  at  Hart- 
ford, September  13,  1774,  to  take  counsel  and  action  on 
"  the  interesting  concerns  of  the  day,"  a  subject,  the  nature 
of  which  we,  who  are  on  deck,  an  hundred  years  later,  can 
readily  surmise,  and  easily  imagine  the  kind  of  man  who 
would  be  selected  as  counsel  in  the  perilous  days  preceding 
the  American  Revolution. 

This,  then,  was  the  character  of  Mr.  Gurley's  ancestry, 
and,  so  far  as  patriotism,  honesty  of  purpose,  and  fidelity  to 
trust  are  concerned,  it  must  be  admitted  that  Mr.  Gurley's 
life  bore  abundant  and  satisfactory  evidence  that  the  stock 
had  not  deteriorated  in  any  essential  particular. 

Spending  his  boyhood  on  his  father's  farm,  he  accepted, 
when  a  young  man,  the  offer  of  a  position  as  clerk  for  a 
cotton  manufacturing  company,  at  Eagleville  (now  the  J.  L. 
Ross  property),  and  remained  there  several  years,  or  until 
his  marriage  to  a  daughter  of  the  late  William  Gardiner  of 
Mansfield. 

From  Eagleville  he  removed  to  the  Oak  Tree  farm  in 
North  Mansfield,  now  owned  by  Mrs.  Augustus  Storrs,  and 
a  half-dozen  years  later  he  bought  the  Uriah  Hanks  farm, 
where  he  resided  a  few  years,  and  afterwards  exchanged  the 
property  for  the  Gurleyville  mills,  a  grist-mill  and  a  saw-mill 
combined.  In  this  connection  it  may  be  mentioned,  as 
showing  the  business  enterprise  of  the  man,  that  he  was  the 
first  in  this  section  to  buy  corn  by  the  cargo  in  New  York, 
ship  it  by  boat  to  Norwich,  thence  transport  it  by  teams  to 
his  mills  at  Mansfield,  where  it  w^as  ground  into  meal  and 
sold  to  the  farmers  for  miles  around. 

He  subsequently  disposed  of  the  mills  to  a  kinsman,  Lu- 
cius Gurley,  and  a  Mr.  Samuel  Cross,  and  commenced  to 
turn  his  attention  to  the  silk  business,  which  at  that  time 
was  a  prominent  manufacturing  industry  in  Mansfield. 

It  had  been  his  custom  for  several  years,  after  the  spring 
work  on  his  farm  was  well  in  hand,  to  take  a  quantity  of 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY, 


89 


sewing  silk  and  make  a  peddling  excursion  through  Ver- 
mont, New  Hampshire,  and  other  New  England  States,  and 
these  were  attended,  with  pecuniary  profit  which  seemed  to 
follow  in  the  wake  of  the  early  Yankee  peddlers.  He  made 
one  trip  through  the  South  as  a  book-agent,  and  made  a 
financial  success  of  it.  The  experience  gained  in  these 
peddling  tours,  doubtless,  suggested  the  idea  of  engaging 
in  manufacturing,  for  a  few  years  later  we  find  him  en- 
gaged with  P.  W.  Turner  in  manufacturing  silk  at  Tolland. 

About  1 86 1  he  went  to  New  York  city,  where  a  shrewd 
manipulation  in  raw  silk  with  Stephen  Goodrich,  a  well- 
known  importer,  which  involved  the  purchase  of  all  certain 
grades  of  raw  silk  in  the  market  and  to  arrive,  he  cleared  a 
very  large  amount  and  took  rank  among  the  wealthiest  men 
of  his  section. 

For  many  years  he  was  a  director  in  the  Chatham  Na- 
tional Bank  of  New  York  city,  and  served  several  terms  as 
a  director  of  the  Willimantic  Savings  Institute.  For  the 
past  few  years  his  health  has  been  gradually  failing,  but  his 
last  illness  covered  a  space  of  less  than  a  day.  He  leaves  a 
widow  (his  second  wife),  two  sons,  Andrew  J.  Gurley  of 
Stonington,  Albert  E.  Gurley  of  Spring  Hill  (MansfieldV. 
and  Mary,  wife  of  the  Hon.  Ralph  W.  Storrs  of  Mansfield. 
His  funeral  was  largely  attended,  Friday,  the  Rev.  Messrs. 
Gladden  and  Brigham  conducting  the  services.  The  inter- 
ment was  at  the  Gurley  cemetery  in  North  Mansfield. 

[Hartford  C  our  ant.'] 

THE  LATE  E.  R.  GURLEY. 

The  funeral  of  the  late  Ebenezer  R.  Gurley  took  place  at 
his  old  home  in  Mansfield  on  Friday  last,  and  was  attended 
by  a  number  from  Willimantic,  and  others  from  a  distance. 

The  deceased  was  one  of  the  foremost  citizens  of  Mans- 
field. Beginning  without  means,  by  keen  business  in- 
stincts, honest  trade,  and  profitable  investments,  he  accumu- 
lated an  ample  fortune,  which  he  has  managed  to  good  ad- 
vantage, often  aiding  business  men  and  some  young  men 
starting  in  business.  He  had  generous  impulses,  and  many 
a  poor  widow  and  orphan  will  miss  the  donations  of  which 
none  have  known  but  the  recipients  of  his  bounty.  He  had 
during  the  past  few  years  suffered  from  failing  sight,  but  has 


go  THE   GURLEY    FAiMILV    GENEALOGY. 

been  able  to  be  about,  and  was  at  the  street  only  a  day  or  two 
before  his  death. 

Mr.  Gurley,  in  his  early  manhood,  was  a  successful  silk 
peddler,  and  once  traveled  through  the  South  as  a  book- 
agent,  and  used  to  tell  that  he  was  taken  for  a  minister,  and 
was  invited  to  preach,  which  he  did  to  the  acceptance  of  the 
people.  He,  at  length,  became  a  large  dealer  in  silk,  furnish- 
ing raw  material  to  manufacturers  and  sharing  in  the  profits. 

He  was  not  a  society  man,  nor  a  politician,  but  did  what 
he  could  to  promote  good  government,  and  it  is  said  that 
he  wrote  to  President  Lincoln,  advising  him  to  issue  his 
emancipation  proclamation.  He  was  a  man  of  strict  in- 
tegrity in  his  business,  and  if  he  loaned  money,  never  would 
take  more  than  legal  interest.  He  was  the  first  man  in  this 
section  to  buy  corn  by  the  cargo  in  New  York,  ship  it  by  boat 
to  Norwich,  thence  transport  it  by  teams  to  his  mills  at 
Mansfield,  where  it  was  ground  into  meal  and  sold  to  the 
farmers  for  miles  around. 

[Willimantic  Journal.] 

Mr.  Ebenezer  R.  Gurley  received  the  first  medal  ever 
given  in  the  United  States  as  a  silk  manufacturer,  and  was 
one  of  the  first  to  engage  in  its  manufacture  by  power  and 
machinery  about  1848,  at  Tolland,  then  at  Mansfield  (Hol- 
low), and  afterwards  at  Turnerville,  in  the  town  of  Hebron, 
Conn.,  being  in  company  with  his  cousin,  P.  W.  Turner. 


145- 

SARAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Gurley  of 
Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Edwin  R. 
Thurston  of  the  same  town,  about  1838.  They  went  to  In- 
diana, where  he  died  Oct.  3,  1853,  age  38  years.  After 
his  death  she  returned  to  Mansfield,  Conn.,  and  married 
Porter  Nason  of  the  same  town,  April  5,  1862. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Nason  (alias  Thurston)  died  Oct.  16,  1872, 
age  57  years. 

Mr.  Porter  Nason  died  May  8,  1895,  age  67  years. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Nason  (alias  Thurston)  never  had  any  chil- 
dren. She  was  noted  for  her  beauty,  and,  in  her  school 
days,  was  the  belle  of  Mansfield. 


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Mr.  Edwin  R.  Thurston  was  born  June  20,  1812. 


146. 

EPHRAIM  GURLEY,  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  formerly  of 
Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  married  to  Clarissa  Sharpe,  daughter 
of  Solomon  Sharpe  of  Pomfret,  Conn.,  Nov.  2J,  1812. 

Mr.  Ephraim  Gurley  died  Feb.  7,  1829,  in  the  40th  year 

of  his  age. 

His  widow,  Mrs.   Clarissa  Gurley,  died   Dec.   26,    1874, 

aged  85  years. 

Children  of  Ephraim  Gurley  and  Clarissa  Sharpe,  his  wife: 

297.  Lucius,  born  Sept.  10,  1814  ;  died  in  infancy. 

298.  Marcia,  "    June  30,1817;   died  in  infancy. 

299.  Lewis,  "    June     7,  1819 ;  died  June  16,  1823. 

300.  William,  "     Mar.   17,  1812. 

301.  Clarissa  Ann,       "     Aug.    22,  1822;  died  Nov.  2,  1841. 

302.  Lewis  Ephraim,    "     Dec.  30,  1826. 

Ephraim  Gurley  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  was  born  at  Gurleyville 
(Mansfield),  Conn.,  March  4,  1789;  at  the  age  of  two  and 
twenty  years  he  w^ent  to  Gibbonsville,  now  West  Troy.  He 
returned  to  Mansfield  in  the  fall  of  181 2,  as  he  had  done  in 
the  fall  of  the  previous  year.  During  this  trip  to  Mansfield  he 
married  his  wife;  early  in  the  following  year  he  moved  to 
Gibbonsville  with  his  wife  and  such  household  furniture  as 
could  be  conveniently  transported  across  the  country, 
where,  in  181 6,  he  established  a  small  foundry. 

In  1818  he  entered  into  partnership  with  Alpheus  and 
Truman  Hanks,  under  the  name  of  Hanks,  Gurley  &  Co., 
and  established  the  first  iron  foundry  in  the  city  of  Troy. 
ITere  they  began  casting  gearing  for  grist,  fulling,  and  saw- 
mills, potash  kettles,  cauldrons,  and  agricultural  implements. 

On  April  14.  1821.  the  partnership  of  Hanks,  Gurley  & 
Co,  was  dissolved;  he  then  went  into  partnership  with 
Charles  and  Nathaniel  Starbuck.  under  the  firm  name  of 
Starbucks  &  Gurley.  This  new  firm  added  the  casting  of 
stove  plates  to  their  business,  which  was  the  beginning  of 
one  of  the  most  important  of  the  city's  subsequent  industries. 

Their  furnace  and  machine  shop  was  burned  down  July 
20,  1836,  but  this  caused  them  but  a  temporary  suspension 


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THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


Oi  business,  for,  on  the  following  Saturday  evening,  a  new 
building  was  completed. 

In  March,  1826,  Mr.  Gurley  purchased  the  house  and  lot 
on  the  southwest  corner  of  Fifth  and  Elbow  (Fulton) 
Streets,  from  Nathan  Warren  for  $2,600,  and  this  property 
has  remained  in  the  possession  of  his  descendants  until  the 
present  time.  Here  he  died,  after  a  brief  illness,  on  Feb. 
7,  1829,  closing  a  life  of  industry  and  usefulness.  Nearly 
forty  years  of  age,  six  feet  two  inches  in  statue,  having  dark 
hair  and  eyes,  he  was  a  most  noticeable  man,  finely  propor- 
tioned, robust,  and  energetic. 

Closely  devoted  to  his  business,  he  could  never  be  induced 
to  accept  the  offices  tendered  him.  A  highly  esteemed 
member  of  the  Troy  Mechanic  Humane  Association,  his 
death  deprived  the  society  of  "  one  of  its  brightest  orna- 
ments." 


147. 

CLARISSA  gurley;  daughter  of  Ephraim  Gurley  of 
Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Jesse  Dunham  of  the  same  town, 
Oct.  15,  1812. 

Mr.  Jesse  Dunham  died  Sept.  7,  1863,  aged  74  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Clarissa  Dunham,  died  Aug.  5,  1866, 
aged  76  years. 

Children  of  Jesse  Dunham  and  Clarissa  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Caroline,    born  July  14,  1814. 

Marcia,  "  Aug.    9,  181 5. 

Margaret,  "  Nov.  17,  181 7. 

Julian,  "  Feb.  10,  1820. 

Jefferson,    "  Mar.  28,  1822. 

Henry,  "  April    2,1824. 

Franklin,  "  July  24,  1826. 

Mr.  Jesse  Dunham  was  a  farmer  by  occupation,  and  re- 
sided in  (Gurleyville)  Mansfield,  and  his  son,  Franklin,  still 
resides  on  the  old  homestead  (1897). 


148. 

MARCIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Ephraim  and  Bethiah 
(Brooks)  Gurley  of  Mansfield  (Gurleyville),  Conn.,  married 
William  Thomas  Hollister. 


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Children  of  William  T.  Hollister  and  Marcia  Ciurley,  his 
wife,  one  only: 

Robert  Clinton,  born 

One  adopted  daughter: 

Annie  E.,  born 


149  and  152. 

OLIVE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Ephraim  and  Bethiah 
(Brooks)  Gurley  of  Mansfield  (Gurleyville),  Conn.,  married 
John  Winchester  of  Manchester,  in  the  same  state,  Feb.  20, 
1820.     She  died  Oct.  19,  1827,  age  34  years. 

After  her  death  Mr.  John  Winchester  married  Sophia 
Gurley  (sister  of  his  first  wife)  March  2,  1828. 

Mrs.  Sophia  Winchester  died  Jan.  31,  1857,  age  56  years. 
After  her  death,  Mr.  Winchester  married  for  his  3d  wife, 

Mr.  John  Winchester  died  March  20,  1878,  aged  81  years. 
Children  of  John  Winchester  and  Olive  Gurley,  his  first 
wife: 

Fidelia  Maria,  born  June  25,  1821. 

Catherine  Antoinette,    "     April  16,  1824. 
Edwin  Gurley,  "     April    i,  1S27.     ' 

Children  of  John  Winchester  and  Sophia  Gurley,  his  2d 
wife: 

Harriet  Newell,  born  Dec.  16,  1S28. 
Mary  Ann,  '<     Feb.   12,  1S30. 

Marcia  Gurley,      "     June    18,  1S33. 
John,  "    Jan.    21,  1836. 

Arthur  Eugene,,  "     Oct.     13,  1S40. 
Emily  Elizabeth,  "     May     6,    1843. 

Mr.  John  Winchester  was  born  June  17,  1796.  In  his 
early  manhood  he  was  a  manufacturer  of  woolen  goods,  and 
for  a  few  years  had  a  store  in  Manchester,  Conn.,  but.  for 
some  twenty-five  years  of  his  life,  he  was  station  agent  for 
the  H..  P.  and  Fishkill  Railroad,  now  the  New  England. 


150. 

LUCIUS  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield  (Gurleyville),  Conn., 
was  married  to  Abigail  Shumway,  April  15,  1827. 


gA  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Mrs.  Abigail  Giirley  died  April  i,  1871,  aged  70  years. 
Mr.  Lucius  Gurley  died  June  15,  1872,  aged  75  years. 
Children  of  Lucius  Gurley  and  Abigail   Shumway,  one 
only: 

303.     Harriet  Maria,  born  Mar.  4,  1828. 

Mr.  Lucius  Gurley  of  (Gurleyville),  Mansfield,  Conn., 
was  born  in  Gurleyville,  where  he  lived  all  his  life.  He  was 
a  natural  mechanic,  as  were  his  brothers,  and  for  many 
years  he  engaged  in  making  steelyards,  bits,  and  augers,  and 
was  also  a  wood-turner. 

On  March  i,  1848,  Mr.  Lucius  Gurley  and  Samuel  Cross 
(his  son-in-law)  bought  the  grist,  saw,  and  shingle-mill  at 
Gurleyville,  of  Mr.  E.  R.  Gurley,  for  $2,000,  which  they 
run  during  his  life,  except  for  a  short  interval  they  put  in 
silk  machinery,  which  they  run  for  a  short  time. 

Mr.  Gurley  was  considered  rather  a  moderate  man,  he 
had  an  amiable  disposition  and  character,  a  kind  neighbor, 
and  a  good  citizen. 


151. 

CHAUNCEY  GURLEY,  of  Chaplin,  Conn.,  formerly 
of  Mansfield,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to  Julia  Dun- 
ham, daughter  of  Jacob  Dunham  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  Nov. 
29,  1827. 

Mr.  Chauncey  Gurley  died  May  22.  1865,  age  68  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Julia  Gurley,  died  May  18,  1873,  aged 
71  years. 

Children  of  Chauncey  Gurley  and  Julia  Dunham,  his  wife: 


304- 

Henry  Chauncey, 

born  May  28,  1828. 

305- 

Julia  Maria, 

(t 

May   31,  1830. 

306. 

Olive, 

K 

Sept.   15,  1832. 

307- 

ASHER, 

U 

April    5,  1834. 

308. 

Marilla, 

U 

Aug.    7,    1835- 

309- 

Alvira  Jerusha, 

u 

Sept.   9,   1838. 

310. 

Louisa, 

u 

Sept.   16,  1842  ; 

single  {1896) 

3"- 

Franklin  Ephraim, 

It 

June   1 6,  1844. 

Chauncey  Gurley  of  Chaplin,  Conn.,  was  born  in  Mans- 
field (Gurleyville),  Oct.  15,  1798.  He  w^as  a  natural  me- 
chanic, as  were  his  elder  brothers  and  father  before  him. 


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95 


In  early  life  he  learned  the  blacksmith  trade,  which  he  car- 
ried on  during  his  life,  and  was  considered  by  his  towns- 
people as  an  expert,  and  one  of  the  best  in  doing-  all  kinds 
of  blacksmith  work. 


153. 

ESTHER  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Ephraim  and  Bethiah 
(Brooks)  Gurley,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Isaac  Wel- 
lington of  Boston,  Mass.,  March  2,  1828. 

Mrs.  Esther  Wellington  died  of  consumption  at  Roxbury, 
Mass.,  ,  1830. 


154. 

MARIAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Gurley  and 
Bethiah  Brooks  (his  ist  wife)  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married 
iviarcus  Barrows  of  the  same  town,  Sept.  17,  1829. 

Mrs,  Marria  Barrows  died  May  24,  1887,  aged  80  years. 

Mr.  Marcus  Barrows  died  Eeb.  4,  1895,  aged  88  years. 

Children  of  Marcus  Barrows  and  Maria  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Esther  M.,  bom  Jan.    i,  1S31. 

Sarah  Ann,  "    Mar.  31, 1834. 

Martha  M.,  "     July  5,  1838. 

Mary,  "     Jan.   2,  1840. 

Samuel  F.,  "    Mar.  27, 1S42. 

Mr.  Marcus  Barrows,  occupation,  farmer. 

Mr.  Barrows  was  a  very  regular  attendant  at  the  church, 
where  he  belonged,  and  his  voice  always  was  heard,  for  his 
shouts  were  loud  and  clear,  and  was  very  active  in  church 
work,  and  the  cause  of  religion. 


155- 

JONATHAN  GURLEY,  of  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  formerly 
of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Phila 
Allen,  daughter  of  Capt.  Simeon  Allen,  March  27,  1817. 

She  died  April  11,  1825,  age  29  years. 


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2d  marriage,  to  Mary  P.  Dunham,  daughter  of  Seth  Dun- 
ham, Esq.,  Oct.  26,  1825. 

Mrs.  Mary  P.  Gurley  died  of  paralysis,  April  3,  1879, 
aged  74  years.     She  was  born  Aug.  17,  1804. 

Mr.  Jonathan  Gurley  died  April  15,  1880,  aged  87  years. 

Children  of  Jonathan  Gurley  and  Phila  Allen,  his  ist 
wife,  one  only: 

312.  Phila,  born  May  31,  1818. 

Children  of  Jonathan  Gurley  and  Mary  P.  Dunham,  his 
2d  wife: 

313.  Daughter,  born  Nov.  24,  1S26;  died  in  infancy. 

314.  Son,  "  Oct.  11,  1827;  died  in  infancy. 

315.  Mary  Louisa,  "  Sept. — ,1828. 

316.  George  Bicknell,     "  June  22,  1830. 

317.  Julia  Skinner,  "  April  4,  1834;  died  Jan.  21,  1836, 

318.  Harriet  Maria,  "  May  23,  1836. 

319.  Agnes  Eliza,  "  Aug.  20,  1838. 

320.  Ellen  Jennette,  "  Aug.   16,  1839. 

321.  Henry  Harrison,  "  July   22,  1841. 

Mr.  Jonathan  Gurley  of  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  was  born  in 
Mansfield,  Conn.,  March  1,  1793.  He  was  the  oldest  son 
of  Capt.  Roger  Gurley  and  Pamela  Bicknel.  By  trade  he 
was  a  comb-maker,  which  in  those  days  was  a  profitable 
branch  of  industry. 

In  1827  Mr.  Gurley  moved  with  his  family  from  Mansfield 
to  Morrisville,  Madison  Co.,  N.  Y.  Their  journey  up  the 
Pludson  River  from  New  York  to  Albany  was  made  in  a 
sailing  packet,  and  occupied  six  days.  Soon  after  his  com- 
ing to  Morrisville,  he  established  himself  in  the  l)usiness  of 
comb-making,  which  he  followed  with  profit,  until  his  de- 
clining years. 

Mr.  Gurley  was  for  fifty  years  a  member  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  of  Morrisville,  and  for  many  years  clerk  and 
trustee  of  the  society,  always  taking  an  interest  in  its  tem- 
poral and  spiritual  prosperity. 

In  politics  he  was  a  Republican,  and  when  living  in  Mans- 
field was  captain  of  a  military  company,  and  was  known  as 
Capt.  Gurley. 


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156. 

P  AM  ELI  A  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Roger  and  Pamelia 
(Bicknell)  Gurley  oi  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Samuel 
Storrs  Dimock  of  the  same  town,  Feb.  17,  18 16. 

Mr.  Samuel  S.  Dimock  hung  himself  April  4,  1841. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Pamelia  Dimock,  died 

Children  of  Samuel  S.  Dimock  and  Pamelia  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Julia  Ann,  born  Dec.   12,  1816. 

Almira  Gurley,        "     July   28,  1S19. 
Parmelia  Maria,     "    Sept.   8,   1S21. 

Sarah  Louisa,         "     Jan.  12,  . 

Edwin  B.,  "     April  27,  1824. 

George  S.,  "     May  26,  1S26. 


157. 

JOSEPHAS  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  twice 
married:  ist.  To  Dorathy  Farwell,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Farwell  of  the  same  town,  Dec.  3,  1819.  She  died  March 
14,  1823,  age  22  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Cornelia  Royce,  daughter  of  Dea.  James 
Royce  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  Feb.  22,  1826. 

Mr.  Josephas  Gurley  died  Jan.  25,  1837,  age  40  years. 

[Burial  North  Mansfield  burying-ground.] 

Mrs.  Cornelia  R.  Gurley  is  still  living  (1896). 

Children  of  Josephas  Gurley  and  Dorathy  Farwell,  his 
1st  wife: 

322.  Dorathy  Cornelia,   |  g    born  Mar.  8,  1823;  died  Mar.  25,  1827. 

323.  Josephas  Cornelius,  jc^      "       "      "    " 

Ciiildren  of  Josephas  Gurley  and  Cornelia  Royce,  his  2d 
wife: 

324.  Jonathan  Fields,  born  Mar.  20,  1827. 

325.  Frances  Bicknel,  "      July  20,  1829. 

326.  Julia  Maranda,  "      June    2,    1831. 

327.  Eunice  Almira,  "     July   24,  1834. 

Josephas  Gurley  was  born  at  Mansfield  (Four  Corners), 
March  28,  1796,  in  the  tavern  built  by  his  father,  Roger 
Gurley. 


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THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


After  Mr.  Gurley's  second  marriage  he  moved  witli  his 
family  to  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  where  he  continued  the  business 
of  comb-making-,  which  he  carried  on  successfully  until  his 
health  failed  him.  He  then  moved  back  to  Mansfield,  where 
he  soon  after  died  with  that  dread  disease,  consum])tion. 
lie  was  an  honest  Christian  man,  and  respected  by  all 
who  knew  him. 


158. 

ALMIRA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Capt.  Roger  Gurley 
of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Joseph  Woodward,  May  6, 
1829.  He  was  born  at  Leicester,  Vermont,  Dec.  19,  1795. 
He  was  a  son  of  Othniel  and  Selenda  (Read)  Woodward 
of  Ashford,  Conn.,  and  a  descendant  in  the  sixth  generation 
from  Richard  Woodward  of  Watertown,  Mass.,  1635. 

Mr.  Joseph  Woodward  died  July  5,  1854,  age  58  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Almira  Woodward,  died  Dec.  5,  1878, 
aged  81  years. 

Children  of  Joseph  Woodward  and  Almira  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Harriet  Louisa,  born  Aug.  22,  1830;  died  Aug.  21,  1834. 
Joseph  Gurley,      "      July   26,  1S36. 
Henry  Skinner,    "      Aug.  9,    1841. 


160. 

SARAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Capt.  Roger  Gurley  of 
Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Ona  Carpenter  of  Willimantic. 
Conn.,  Sept.  24,  1838. 

Mr.  Ona  Carpenter  died  July  20.  1875.  aged  84  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Sarah  Carpenter,  died  Jan.  i,  1894,  in 
the  90th  year  of  her  age. 

Children  of  Ona  Carpenter  and  Sarah  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Harrison  Bicknell,  born  Dec,  — ,  1840;  died  Feb.  6,  1842. 
Arthur  Bicknell,      "      Mar.  20,  1847. 


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i6i. 


99 


HARRIET  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Capt.  Roger  Gurley 
of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Charles  Lyon,  Esq.,  of  Wind- 
ham, Conn.,  Sept.       ,  1829. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Lyon  died  April  8,  1876,  age  71  years,  8  mo. 

Children  of  Charles  Lyon,  Esq.,  and  Harriet  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Mary  Elizabeth,  born  April  27,  1831. 

Charles  Bicknell,     "     June    7,    1833  ;  died  July — ,1834. 

Julia  Gurley,  "     Jan.     9,    1838. 

Pamela  Bicknell,    "     Nov.    2,   1S42;  died  Dec.  18,1847. 


162. 

JULIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Capt.  Roger  Gurley  of 
Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Marcus 
Cossett,  April  25,  1828. 

He  died  August  16,  1830. 

2d  marriage,  to  L.  T.  Skinner  of  Vernon,  Oneida  Co., 
N.  Y. 

Mrs.  Julia  Skinner  (alias  Cossett)  died  Sept.  11,  1883, 
age  y^  years. 


166. 

HARRISON  GURLEY,  of  New  Hampton,  Iowa,  for- 
merly of  Hartford  and  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  married  to 
Isabella  Hamilton,  daughter  of  James  Hamilton  of  Canaan 
Four  Corners  (Canaan),  Conn.,  Sept.  10,  1846. 

Children  of  Harrison  Gurley  and  Isabella  Hamilton,  his 
wife : 

328.  William  Hamilton,  born  April  27,1850;  died  Jan.  13,  1869. 

329.  Julia  Isabella,  "      Oct.    14,  1S54;  died  Oct.  4,  1855. 

330.  Royal  Harrison,        "      July  29,  1861 ;  single  (1896). 

Mr.  Harrison  Gurley  was  born  in  Mansfield,  Tolland  Co., 
Conn.,  Jan.  14,  181 5.  The  first  few  years  of  his  married 
life  he  resided  in  Hartford  and  Manchester,  Conn. 

In  the  fall  of  1855,  Mr.  Gurley,  with  his  family,  moved  to 
Grinnell,  Iowa,  and  number  among  the  pioneer  settlers 
of  that  state. 


lOO  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

In  the  fall  of  1856  he  moved  from  there  to  New  Hampton, 
which  at  that  time  was  a  bare  prairie,  with  a  few  shanties  and 
log  houses;  here  he  purchased  30  acres  of  land.  New 
Hampton  has  since  become  the  county  seat  of  Chickasaw 
County,  and  has  about  two  thousand  inhabitants,  with  many 
nice  schools,  churches,  etc. 

Mr.  Gurley,  soon  after  his  arrival  in  New  Hampton,  en- 
gaged in  general  merchandising,  which  he  followed  for 
twenty  years,  and  since  that  time  he  has  been  engaged  in 
banking  and  agricultural  business. 

During  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gurley's  first  settling  in  Iowa  they 
endured  many  hardships  and  privations,  his  wife  teaching 
school,  while  he  looked  after  his  store.  They  were  among 
the  first  to  establish  a  non-sectarian  church  there,  and  have 
always  taken  an  active  part  in  the  business  interests  of  the 
town. 

Mr.  Gurley  has  been  a  Republican  all  his  life. 


171. 

KEZIAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Nahum  Gurley  of 
Sand  Bank,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  married  Dr.  V.  Ranslear 
Rich,  son  of  Moses  Rich  of  Albion,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Mrs.  Keziah  Rich  died  July  8,  1868,  age  67. 

Children  of  Dr.  V.  Ranslear  Rich  and  Keziah  Gurley,  his 
wife,  six: 


172. 

ASHER  GURLEY,  of  Sand  Bank.  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y.. 
formerly  of  Rupert,  \'t.,  was  married  to  Hannah  Rounds. 
Children  of  Asher  Gurley  and  Hannah  Rounds,  his  wife: 

331.  Merritt,    born 

332.  Charlotte,'^," 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  loi 

173. 

EMILY  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Nahum  and  Nellie  Eliza- 
beth (Goodrich)  Gurley  of  Sand  Bank,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y., 
married  Jesse  Wilson  of  Conn.,  afterwards  of  Michigan. 

Mrs.  Emily  Wilson  died  May  12,  1872,  aged  66  years. 

Children  of  Jesse  Wilson  and  Emily  Gurley,  his  wife : 

Jesse  Morgan,  born ;  died  April  2,  1S89,  aged  60  years. 

John  Percy,  " 

Emily  Maria,       " 
Celia  Keziah,      " 

Mr.  Jesse  Wilson  was  born  in  Connecticut,  April  27,  1803. 


174. 

DANIEL  GURLEY,  of  Dansville,  111.,  formerly  of  Sand 
Bank,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  born  at  Rupert,  Vermont, 
March  3,  1808,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Lydia  Rich, 
daughter  of  Moses  Rich  of  Sand  Bank,  N.  Y.,  August  20, 

1834. 

She  died  August  18,  1856,  age  43  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Widow  Leonora  (Hall)  Reed,  daughter  of 
Rufus  Hall  of  Jefferson  Co.,  N.  Y.,  March  i,  1858. 

Mr.  Daniel  Gurley  died  Jan.  12,  1895,  aged  86  years._ 

Children  of  Daniel  Gurley  and  Lydia  Rich,  his  ist  wife: 

333.  Franklin  Daniel,  born  July  24,  1835. 

334.  HuiTT  Delavan,       "      Jan.  12,  1837. 

325.  Jerome,  "  June   4,  1838;  unmarried  (1896). 

T,^^'.  Nahum,  "  Aug.  5,  1841. 

337.  Daughter,  " ;  died  in  infancy. 

335.  Son,  " ;     "     " 


K 


Children  by  2d  marriage,  by  adoption,  one: 

William  Frank  Eugene  (Reed)  Gurley,  born  June  5,  1S54. 

LIFE  OF  DANIEL  GURLEY. 

Daniel  Gurley  of  Danville,  III,  was  born  in  Rupert,  Vt., 
March  3.  1808.  When  about  eight  years  old,  his  parents  re- 
moved to  Sand  Bank,  Oswego  Co..  New  York,  Daniel  mak- 
ing the  trip  barefoot.  When  seventeen  years  of  age  he 
made    a    trip    West,    through    Wisconsin.    Michigan,    and 


102  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

through  and  beyond  the  site  of  Chicago.  In  his  early  life 
he  was  a  Presbyterian,  and  was  always  an  abolitionist.  He 
was  the  personal  friend  of  Garrett  Smith  and  William  Lloyd 
Garrison.  Mr.  Gurley  assisted  quite  a  number  of  fugitive 
slaves  across  the  line  to  Canada,  where  he  was  free  from 
the  hunter's  whips  and  hounds. 

He  took  part  in  the  famous  "  Jerry  Rescue,"  at  Syracuse, 
N.  Y.  He  left  the  state  of  New  York  in  1862,  stopped  a 
short  time  at  Quincy,  Michigan,  and  from  there  removed 
to  Danville,  111.,  in  1864,  where  he  passed  the  remainder  of 
his  life,  and  engaged  successfully  in  the  hide  and  leather 
business  for  a  number  of  years.  His  life  was  an  open  book. 
He  was  honorable,  temperate,  and  industrious;  had  no  difili- 
culties  with  his  fellow  man;  he  never  sued  any  one;  was  a 
good  neighbor  and  citizen,  respected  by  all. 

He  was  a  Spiritualist,  and  died  as  he  had  lived.  He  was 
a  Mason,  and  his  funeral  was  conducted  by  the  Masonic 
fraternity  on  Tuesday  afternoon,  at  2  o'clock,  from  his  resi- 
dence, 312  North  Vermillion  Street,  where  his  body  lay  in 
state  from  i  to  5  o'clock.  Jan.  15,  1895. 


175- 

EDWIN  GURLEY  was  born  at  Rupert,  Vt.,  and  after- 
wards moved  to  Sand  Bank,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  mar- 
ried to  Polly  Wait. 

Mr.  Edwin  Gurley  died  in  Mexico,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Mrs.  Polly  Gurley  died  in  Canada. 

Children  of  Edwin  Gurley  and  Polly  Wait,  his  wife: 

339.  Ferdinand,  born 

340.  Isabel,  " 

The  last  known  of  these  two  children  they  lived  in  Canada. 


176. 

DAVID  L GURLEY,  of  Adams  Center,  N.  Y., 

formerly  of  Sand  Bank,  Oswego  Co.,  in  the  same  state  (born 
in  Rupert,  Vt.,   Feb.  23,   1813),  was  married  to   Rosanna 


THE   GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  103 

Greene,  daughter  of  Charles  Greene  of  Adams,  N.  Y.,  Jan. 
29,  1839. 

Mr.  David  L.  Gurley  died  Aug.  23,  1872,  age  59  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Rosanna  Gurley,  died  May  11,  1877, 
age  57  years. 

Children  of  David  L.  Gurley  and  Rosanna  Greene,  his 
wile,  one  only: 

341.     Harrison  David,  born  Dec.  29,  1840. 

Mr.  David  L.  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


177. 

MARIA  ELIZABETH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Nahum 
Gurley  of  Sand  Bank,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  married  Reuben 
Knapp  of  Albion,  N.  Y.,  afterwards  of  Rome,  Michigan, 
May  12,  1850. 

Mr.  Reuben  Knapp  died  Nov.  17,  1880,  aged  81  years. 

Children  of  Reuben  Knapp  and  Maria  E.  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Cyrenus  Gurley,  born  Jan.    6,  1852. 
Reuben,  "     Feb.  22,  1854. 

Mr.  Reuben  Knapp,  occupation,  farmer. 
Mrs.  Maria  E.  Knapp  is  still  living  (1896). 


179. 

ISAAC  NEWTON  GURLEY,  of  Altmar,  Oswego  Co., 
N.  Y.,  formerly  of  Sand  Bank,  in  the  same  state,  and  Rupert, 
Yt.,  was  married  to  Susan  Olin,  formerly  from  Vt.,  daugh- 
ter of  Benjamin  and  Susan  Olin,  Dec.  3,  1845. 

Mr.  Isaac  N.  Gurley  died  of  consumption,  June  14,  1876, 
age  56  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Susan  Gurley,  died  from  the  effect  of  a 
shock  May  21,  1895. 

Children  of  Isaac  N.  Gurley  and  Susan  Olin,  his  wife: 

342.  Alice  Elizabeth,  born  Oct.  31,  1846. 

343.  Charles  Nahum,      "     April  9,  1848. 

344.  Ada  Mary,  "     April   8,  1S50. 


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THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


jMr.  Isaac  N.  Gurley  was  proprietor  of  the  Gurley  House 
(hotel)  at  Ahmar,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y. 


i8o. 

ROYAL  OLADINE  GURLEY,  of  Coventry,  Conn., 
afterwards  of  Fredonia,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Sarah  Louisa 
Farrill  of  Newtown,  Fairfield  Co.,  Conn.,  Nov.       ,  1835. 

Mr.  Royal  O.  Gurley  died  ,  1857. 

After  his  death,  his  widow,  Mrs.  Sarah  L.  Gurley,  married 
Uriah  C.  Whipple  of  Boston,  Mass.,  afterwards  of  Utica, 
N.  Y. 

Children  of  Royal  O.  Gurley  and  Sarah  L.  Farrill,  his  wife: 

345.  Mary  Frances,        boru  Feb.    i,  1S37  ;  died  at  Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y.,  unmar- 

346.  George  William,       "     Mar.  12,  1S38.  [ried,  in  1S61. 

347.  Charles  Anthony,    "    Dec.  16,  1S40. 

34S.     Lewis  Sherman,         "    Jan.   14,  1842;  single  (1896). 

Mr.  Royal  O.  Gurley,  occupation,  machinist. 


181. 

JOEL  GURLEY,  of  Troy  Grove,  La  Salle  Co.,  111.,  for- 
merly of  Hartford,  Conn.,  was  married  to  Fanny  Burt  of 
Hartford,  Conn.,  Nov.  15,  1826. 

Mrs.  Fanny  Gurley  died  ,  1839. 

Mr.  Joel  Gurley  died  ,  1848,  ag-e 

Children  of  Joel  Gurley  and  Fanny  Burt,  his  wife: 

349.  Ellen,  born  Oct.   it,  1S27. 

350.  Charles,  "     Mar.  21,1830;  died  Oct.  21,  1S45. 

351.  Joel,  "    Jan.     1,    1833. 

352.  Henry  Addison,  "     Sept.  17,  1835 ;  died  July  17,  1837. 

353.  Frances  Salina,  "    Oct.  15,  1839. 

Mr.  Joel  Gurley,  oldest  son  of  Jason  Gurley  and  Susan 
Bryant,  was  born  in  Connecticut.  Soon  after  his  marriage 
he  moved  with  his  family  to  Albany,  N.  Y.,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  teaching  school  for  a  while,  and  then  removed, 
going  by  canal  and  lake,  to  Chicago,  and  then  to  Troy 
Grove,  a  few  miles  from  the  present  city  of  Ottawa,  La 
Salle  Co.,  111.,  where  he  lived  the  remainder  of  his  life. 


THE    GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  105 

Mr.  Gurley  by  trade  was  a  stonemason,  and  it  is  said  his 
equal  was  not  to'be  found  in  La  Salle  County  (not  in  rapidity, 
for  he  moved  slowly  when  at  work).  When  he  took  a  job  to 
put  in  a  foundation  for  a  building  he  did  good  work,  true 
work,  and  square  work.  A  foundation  laid  by  him  for  a 
Mr.  Miller  at  Troy  Grove  more  than  half  a  century  ago  is 
as  sound  and  perfect  as  when  first  laid. 

Mr.  Gurley  was  also  an  expert  hunter,  as  well  as  an  ex- 
pert stonemason,  and  as  the  deer  and  prairie  chicken  were 
plenty  there  in  those  days,  they  helped  largely  to  supply  his 
family  with  food. 


183. 

JASON  GURLEY,  of  Chicago,  111.,  was  married  to  Sa- 
lina  Sturdevant  of  Brookfield,  Conn. 
Mr.  Jason  Gurley  died 
Mrs.  Salina  Gurley  died 
No  children.    . 


184. 

SUSAN  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jason  and  Susan 
(Bryant)  Gurley  of  Troy  Grove,  La  Salle  Co.,  111.  (formerly 
from  Connecticut),  married  Perry  Smith  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

Mr.  Perry  Smith  died 

Mrs.  Susan  Smith  died 

Children  of  Perry  Smith  and  Susan  Gurley,  his  wife,  one 

only : 

Susan,  born 

Susan  Smith  married  Rev.  Mr.  Bostwick,  an  Episcopal 
minister. 


185. 

JOLIN  ADDISON  GURLEY,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  for- 
merly of  East  Hartford,  Conn.,  was  married  to  Sarah  Leo- 
nora Borden,  daughter  of  Gen.  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Upjohn, 
oi  London,  England)  Borden,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  formerly 
of  Bordentown,  N.  J.,  Dec.  31,  1839. 


I06  THE   GURLEY   FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Hon.  John  A.  Gurley  died  Aug.  19,  1863,  age  49  years. 
Children  of  John  A.  Gurley  and  Sarah  L.  Borden,  his  wife: 

354.  Delia  Susan,  born  April  14, 1S42. 

355-  John  Addison,  "  Oct.  17,  1S43  ;  died  April  11,  1845. 

356.  Emma,  •'  Sept.  25,  1845  ;  died  Sept.  11,  1870. 

357.  Laura,  "  April  8,  1S48  ;  died  April  26,  1848. 

358.  John  Addison,  2D,  "  July   12,  1849;  unmarried. 

359.  Clara,  "  June  28,  1852. 

360.  Harry  Borden,  "  Jan.    2,  1857. 

361.  Florence  Arizona,  "  June    4,  1863;  died  Aug.  22,  1863. 

Hon.  John  Addison  Gurley  was  born  at  East  Hartford, 
Conn.,  Dec.  9,  1813,  and  at  an  early  age  he  became  a  Univer- 
salist  minister,  and  his  first  church  was  in  Methuen,  Essex 
Co.,  Mass.,  in  1835,  where  he  resided  until  1839,  when  he 
moved  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  there  he  preached  five  years, 
and  also  owned  and  edited  the  Universalist  paper,  "  The  Star 
and  Sentinel." 

In  1843,  his  health  not  being  good,  he  disposed  of  his 
paper  and  bought  a  beautiful  farm  near  Cincinnati,  where 
he  removed  and  soon  regained  his  health. 

In  1858  he  was  nominated  and  elected  to  Congress  from 
the  second  Ohio  District,  and  this  office  he  held  two  terms, 
and,  in  1862,  was  again  the  choice  of  the  Republican  party, 
but  was  defeated. 

After  the  expiration  of  Mr.  Gurley's  second  term  in  Con- 
gress, people  who  owned  gold  mines  in  Arizona  Territory 
went  to  President  Lincoln  and  urged  him  to  appoint  Mr. 
Gurley  governor  of  that  territory,  as  the  Apache  Indians 
were  making  trouble  there  and  had  driven  the  miners  out. 
As  Mr.  Gurley  had  been  a  warm  personal  friend  of  President 
Lincoln  while  in  Congress,  and  knowing  him  to  be  a  man 
well  qualified  to  fill  the  position,  he  made  the  appointment. 
But,  unfortunately,  after  Mr.  Gurley  had  made  all  arrange- 
ments and  preparations  to  go,  he  died  on  the  day  he  was 
to  have  started  to  fill  the  appointment. 

Hon.  John  A.  Gurley  was  a  strong  advocate  of  temper- 
ance, and  often  spoke  on  the  subject  in  temperance  meetings. 
Politically,  he  was  a  Democrat  up  to  the  time  of  the  Kansas 
and  Missouri  outrages,  when  he  became  disgusted  with  the 
Democratic  party,  and  joined  the  Republican  party,  and. 
when  he  was  nominated  for  Congress,  many  Democrats 
voted  for  him,  believing  him  to  be  the  best  man,  and  thcre1)y 
he  won  his  election. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


107 


Mr.  Gurley  was  a  man  admired  and  respected  by  all  who 
gained  his  acquaintance.  He  was  a  commissioned  colonel 
in  Indiana  Legion,  and  was  on  General  Fremont's  staff  at 
the  time  of  the  Kirby  Smith  and  Morgan  raids.  He  went 
to  St.  Louis,  but,  after  seeing  what  kind  of  a  man  General 
Fremont  was  and  what  he  was  required  to  do,  he  resigned 
and  returned  home.  When  the  war  broke  out  he  wished 
to  go,  but  his  friends  gathered  around  him  and  said  "  No, 
we  want  you  to  be  a  member  of  Congress;  you  can  do  the 
most  good  there;  he  said,  "  All  right.  I  want  to  be  where  I 
can  do  the  most  good  to  my  fellow  men  and  my  country." 


186. 

DELIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jason  and  Susan  (Bry- 
ant) Gurley  of  Troy  Grove,  La  Salle  Co.,  Ill,  married  Ralph 
Woodruff  of  Ottawa,  III.,  June  19,  1836. 

Mr.  Ralph  Woodruff  died  Dec.  22,  1849,  age  43  years. 

(His  widow,  Mrs,  Delia  Woodruff,  living,  Jan.,  1897.) 

Children  of  Ralph  Woodruff  and  Delia  Gurley,  his  wife: 

James,  born  May  27,  1837. 

Susan,  "      July  15,  1839. 

John  Gurley,  "      Nov.  17,  1841. 

Mary  B.,  "      Feb.  12,  1843. 

Delia,  "      Feb.  19,  1848. 

Mr.  Ralph  Woodruff  resided  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y.;  was 
captain  of  a  packet  which  run  between  Albany  and  Buffalo. 
In  1849  he  started  for  the  gold  mines  of  California,  and  died 
on  his  way  there. 


188. 

SARAH  BRYANT  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jason  and 
Susan  (Bryant)  Gurley  of  Troy  Grove,  111.,  formerly  of 
Connecticut,  married  Joseph  Hall  of  Ottawa,  III,  June  15, 
1842. 

Mr.  Joseph  Hall  died  Oct.  9.  1890,  aged  74  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Hall,  died  Nov.  5,  1896,  aged 
73  years. 

Children  of  Joseph  Hall  and  Sarah  B.  Gurley,  his  wife: 


I08  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Harriet  Salina,  born  May  17,1843. 

Charles  Augustus,  "'  Feb.  19,  1845. 

Franklin  Gurley,  "  Jan.  26,  1848. 

Susan,  •'  June  13,  1851  ;  died  Oct.  29,  1853. 

Henry  Glover,  "  Nov.  9,  1853. 

John  Adison,  "  Aug.  ig,  1857. 

Jason  Gurley,  "  July    5,  1861. 

Mary  Louisa,  "  Sept.  (2,  1S64. 

Clarence  Bryant,  "  Mar.  iS,  1868. 

Mr.  Joseph  Hall  was  born  in  Oxford  County,  state  of  New 
York,  March  6,  1816,  and  on  his  mother's  side  was  related 
to  Thurlow  Weed. 

In  1833  Mr.  Hall  came  West  and  settled  in  Ottawa,  La 
Salle  Co.,  111.,  and  began  business,  being  a  blacksmith  by 
trade,  which  he  continued  for  some  years,  and  later  bought 
a  packet  line  on  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal.  He  sub- 
sequently sold  out  this  business,  and  moved  on  to  a  farm 
six  miles  from  Ottawa,  where  he  lived  until  his  death. 

Sarah  Bryant  Gurley  was  born  at  East  Hartford,  Conn., 
May  2."],  1823,  and  at  the  age  of  eleven  years  moved  with 
her  parents  to  Troy  Grove,  111.  (near  Ottawa),  where  she, 
later,  taught  school,  and  was  also  post-inistress.  She  was 
a  great  favorite  of  the  old  Indian  chief,  Shabloua,  who  was 
friendly  to  the  whites. 


189. 

JOSIAH  LOREN  GURLEY,  of  Rootstown,  Portage 
Co.,  Ohio,  was  married  to  Lora  Leach  of  Randolph,  in  the 
same  state,  ,  1836. 

Mr.  Josiah  L.  Gurley  died  Sept.  5,  1844,  age  35  years. 

After  his  death  his  widow  married Bartholomew. 

Mrs.  Lora  Bartholomew  (alias  Gurley)  died  July  i,  1888, 
aged  79  years. 

Children  of  Josiah  L.  Gurley  and  Lora  Leach,  his  wife, 
one  only: 

362.     Royal,  born  Dec.  17,  1837. 

Mr.  Josiah  L.  Gurley  was  born  in  Mansfield.  Tolland  Co., 
Conn..  May  16,  1809.  and  when  he  was  two  years  old  he  went 
with  his  parents  to  Rootstown.  Ohio,  where  he  lived.  His 
occupation  was  that  of  a  builder  and  carpenter. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


109 


19c. 

CAROLINE  BELINDA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Asher 
and  Laura  P.  (Dunham)  Gurley  of  Rootstown,  Ohio,  mar- 
ried Allen  Ives  Clark  of  Talmage,  in  the  same  state,  after- 
wards of  Rootstown,  Ohio,  Dec.  14,  183 1. 

Mrs.  Caroline  B.  Clark  died  Oct.  7,  1863,  age  51  years. 

Mr.  Allen  I.  Clark  died  Dec.  13,  1877,  age  68  years. 

Children  of  Allen  I.  Clark  and  Caroline  B.  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Ephraim  Asher,  born ;  died  in  infancy. 

Eliza  Belinda,  "  Oct.  9,  1S36. 
Verus  Allen,  "  Mar.  5,  1839. 
Lorin  Gurley,       "      Feb.     7,    1852. 

Mr.  Allen  I.  Clark,  occupation,  farmer.  Some  years  after 
his  marriage  he  moved  from  Talmage,  Ohio,  to  Ravenna, 
Ohio.  After  remaining  there  a  number  of  years  he  moved 
to  Rootstown,  Ohio,  where  he  resided  until  the  death  of  his 
wife,  when  he  sold  his  farm  and  lived  with  his  daughter, 
Eliza  B.,  at  Earlville,  Ohio,  until  his  death. 


191. 

ASHER  DUNHAM  GURLEY,  of  Ravenna,  Ohio,  was 
twice  married:  ist.  To  Pamelia  Judson,  daughter  of  Jo- 
siah  Judson  of  Vernon,  Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  31,  1836. 
She  died  July  25,  1854,  age  48  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Lydia  L.  Yonts,  daughter  of  William 
Yonts  of  Williamsport,  Pa.,  May  3,  1866. 

Mr.  Asher  D.  Gurley  died  Aug.  22,  1887,  aged  73  years. 

Children  of  Asher  D.  Gurley  and  Pamelia  Judson,  his  ist 
wife : 

363.  Caroline  Esther,  born  Oct.  15,1837. 

364.  Henrietta  Ev.'^,        "      Nov.    5,  1851. 

Children  by  2d  wife:     None. 

Mr.  Asher  D.  Gurley,  occuj)ation,  contractor  and  builder. 


no  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

192. 

PAMELIA  JANE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Asher  and 
Laura  M.  (Dunham)  Gurley  of  Rootstown,  Ohio,  married 
George  Wales  Tucker  of  the  same  town,  Sept.  18,  1834. 

Mr.  George  W.  Tucker  (hed  May  3,  1868,  age  56  years. 

Children  of  George  W.  Tucker  and  Pamelia  J.  Gurley, 
his  wife: 

Laura  Ann,        born  May  22,  1837;  died  June  21,  1864. 
Albert  Henry,      "      Jan.  18,  1850;  died  Oct.  5,  1S84. 

Mr.  George  W.  Tucker  was  born  in  Oxford,  Conn.,  July 
17,  1812.     His  occupation,  cabinet-maker. 


193. 

JAMES  OSMOND  GURLEY,  of  Wellsville,  Ohio,  for^ 
nierly  of  Rootstown,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to  Lucy 
Maria  Bostwick,  April  10,  1844,  daughter  of  Ashabel  and 
Clara  Minerva  (Bristol)  Bostwick  of  Rootstown,  Ohio,  for- 
merly from  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

Mrs.  Lucy  Maria  Gurley  died  May  17,  1870,  age  41  years. 

Children  of  James  O.  Gurley  and  Lucy  M.  Bostwick,  his 
wife: 

365.  Eeer  Ashabel,  born  Feb.    6,  1847. 

366.  Orville  Asher,    "    Aug.  22, 1850. 

367.  Ellen  Maria,      "     Mar.   6,   1854. 

368.  Abby  Ann,  "     Feb.    7,  1859. 

Mr.  James  O.  Gurley  lived  on  the  old  farm  in  Rootstown 
and  cared  for  his  parents  till  their  death.  The  Cleveland 
and  Pittsburgh  Railroad  station  was  on  this  farm,  and  Mr. 
Gurley  was  station-agent  for  many  years,  but  of  later  years 
has  been  engaged  in  purchasing,  horses  for  the  Boston 
market  (1896). 


195- 

ORRIN  VERUS  GURLEY,  of  Clackamas  Co.,  Oregon, 
formerly  of  Jasper  Co.,  Iowa,  and  Rootstown,  Ohio,  was 
married  to  Ann  Elvira  Baldwin,  Jan.  14,  1850,  eldest  daugh- 
ter of  Dr.  George  B.  and  Eliza  Luzette  Baldwin. 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.       m 

Ann  Elvira  Baldwin  was  born  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Dec. 
12.  1828. 

Dr.  Orrin  V.  Gnrley  died  July  8,  1872,  age  46  years. 

Children  of  Dr.  Orrin  V.  Gurley  and  Ann  E.  Baldwin,  his 
wife: 

369.  Arabella  Verna,  born  June  iS,  1851  ;  died  Aug.  18,  1S51. 

370.  LuzETTE  Eliza,  "      Oct.   26,  1S59. 

371.  George  Asher,  "      Sept.  16,  1861. 

372.  Stephen  A.  Douglas,  "     Jan.    4,    1863. 

Dr.  Orrin  V.  Gurley  was  quite  a  noted  physician.  He 
began  his  practice  in  1851,  in  Portage  Co.,  Ohio;  in  1859  he 
moved  to  Jasper  Co.,  Iowa,  where  he  continued  in  the  prac- 
tice of  his  chosen  profession  until  1864,  when  he  left  Iowa 
to  go  to  the  "  far  ofi  Oregon,"  arriving  there  in  1865.  He 
settled  in  Clackamas  Co.,  where  he  continued  to  reside  until 
his  death. 


196. 

ROYAL  GURLEY,  of  New  York  city,  formerly  of  Port- 
land, Me.  (then  called  Eden,  Me.),  was  married  to  Hannah 
Hurlbut  of  New  York  city,  Jan.  12,  1834.  (She  was  born 
in  Canada,  Dec.  25,  1815.) 

Mr.  Royal  J3urley  died  of  typhoid  fever,  March  24.  1848, 
age  43  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Hannah  Gurley,  died  in  Painsville,  Ohio. 
Dec.  4,  1891,  aged  75  years. 

Children  of  Royal  Gurley  and  Hannah  Hurlburt,  his  wife: 

3,73-    Julia,  born  Sept.  8,  1S36;  died  in  infancy. 

374.  Adelaide  G.,  "      May  10,  183S. 

375-  Helen  Gertrude,  "  Feb.  16, 1S41 ;  died  Sept.  8,  tSgi,  aged  50  yrs.,  unm'd- 

376.  Edward,  "•  May  21,  1843;  died  July  17,  1844. 

377-  Mary  Josephine,      "  Mar.  31,  1S45 ;  died  Oct.  10,  1889,  aged  44  yrs.,  unm'd. 

375.  Emma  Louisa,  "  Oct.   8,  1846  ;  died  Aug.  30,  1873,  aged  28  yrs.,  unm'd. 

Mr.  Royal  Gurley  was  all  his  life  engaged  in  the  book- 
auction  and  commission  business  on  Broadway,  N.  Y.,  and 
was  noted  for  his  uprightness  and  honesty. 


112  THE    GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

197. 

CHARLOTTE  HULL  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Royal 
and  Nancy  Ann  (Hull)  Gurley  of  Portland,  Mc,  married 
John  I'ennett  Bnrlinganie  of  Peoria,  Illinois,  ,  1837. 

Mr.  John  B.  P.urlinganie  died  ,  1850,  in  Sac- 

ramento, Cal.,  age 

(Mrs.  Charlotte  H.  lUuiingame  is  still  living,  Jan.,  1896, 
at  Galesburgh,  111.) 

Children  of  John  B.  Burlingame  and  Charlotte  H.  Gurley, 
his  wife: 


Ellen, 

born  Jan.  1 7, 

1S3S. 

Emeline, 

"     April  5, 

1839. 

Edward  P., 

"    May    10, 

1S40. 

Julia, 

"     Dec.    5, 

1S42. 

George  M., 

"     Sept.  13, 

1844. 

Caroline  Gurley, 

"    Jan.    17, 

1848. 

Mr.  J.  B.  Burlingame  went  to  California  at  the  time  of  the 
gold  excitement  in  the  year  1850,  in  com]:)an\'  with  many 
others,  by  way  of  the  overland  route,  but  died  on  reaching 
Sacramento,  leaving  a  widow  and  six  children  to  mourn  the 
loss  of  a  dear  husband  and  kind  father. 


202. 

HARRIET  HULL  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Royal  and 
Nancy  Ann  (LLull)  Gurley  of  Portland,  Maine,  married 
Lester  Holcomb  Fuller,  Aug.  16,  1838,  at  Ottawa,  III,  after- 
wards of  Galesburg,  in  the  same  state. 

Mrs.  Harriet  H.  Fuller  died  June  5,  1856,  age  39  years. 

Mr.  Lester  H.  Fuller  died  Jan.  i,  1892,  aged  87  years. 

Children  of  Lester  H.  Fuller  and  Harriet  H.  Gurley.  his 
wife: 

Caroline  Loui?e,      born  July  23,  1839. 

Frederick  Gurley,       ''•     July    7,  1S41  ;  died  April  13,  1S88. 

Harriet  Amelia,         "      Nov.    3,  1845;  ^^^^  ^^b.  7,  1887. 

Mr.   Lester   II.    h'uUer,   occupation,   carpenter   and   con- 
tractor.    Mr.  Lester  Holcomb  Fuller  w  as  a  lineal  descend 
ant  of  Dr.  Samuel  Fuller  of  the  Mavflower. 


THE   GURLEY   FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  113 

205. 

HELEN  GILLETTE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Royal  and 
Nancy  Ann  (Hull)  Gurley  of  Portland,  Maine,  married 
Rufus  Putnam  Burlingame  of  Springfield,  Ohio,  April  20, 

1852. 
Children  of  Rufus  P.  Burlingame  and  Helen  G.  Gurley, 

his  wife: 

Rufus  Frank,  born  Jan.    2,  1853. 

Helen  May,  "  May  i,  1854. 

Alice  Caroline,  "  Nov.  2,  1855  ;  died  Mar.  4,  1877. 

Willie,  '  "  Jan.  22,  1S57;  died  Jan.  28,  1S57. 

Neva  Putnam,  "  Jan.  23,  1858. 

Harriet  Gurley,  "  Dec.  25,  i860;  died  Sept.  12,  1861. 

Florence  Gurley,  "  July  20,  1862. 

Arthur  George,  "  Feb.  7,    1864. 

Rose  Wilson,  "  July  21,  1871 ;  died  Aug.  16,  1871. 


206. 

WILLIAM  HENRY  HULL  GURLEY,  of  Marietta, 
Ohio,  formerly  of  Portland,  Me.,  was  married  to  Nancy  Au- 
rora Chamberlin,  April  18,  1849,  daughter  of  Laurence  and 
Laura  (Clark)  Chamberlin  of  Marietta,  Ohio. 

Children  of  William  H.  H.  Gurley  and  Nancy  A.  Cham- 
berlin, his  wife: 
379.     William  Chamberlin,  bom  Dec.  15,  1853. 

Mr.  William  H.  H.  Gurley  was  born  at  Portland,  Me., 
Jan.  20,  1824,  came  with  his  family  to  N.  Y.  at  an  early  age, 
and  went  to  Marietta,  Ohio,  at  about  the  age  of  21  years, 
opened  a  book  store  there,  and  afterwards  commanded  two 
different  steamboats  on  the  Ohio  and  other  rivers;  was  for 
a  long  time  engaged  in  the  lumber  business,  and  later  years 
engaged  in  land  operations. 


207. 

ORSON  FITCH  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was 
twice  married:     ist.  To   Amy   Starkweather  of  the   same 
town,  March  18,  1827.     She  died 
8 


114  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

2d  marriage,  to  Sally  King  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  January 

I,  1835- 
Mrs.  Sally  Gurley  died  Jan.  12,  1885,  aged  71  years. 

Mr.  Orson  F.  Gurley  died  Oct.  14,  1887,  aged  84  years. 

Children  of  Orson  F.  Gurley  and  Amy  Starkweather,  his 

1st  wife,  one  only: 

3S0.     DwiGHT,  born  May  14,  1S28. 

Children  of  Orson  F.  Gurley  and  Sally  King,  his  2d  wife: 

381.  Mary  Ellen,        born  Nov.    S,  183S. 

382.  Ashley  King,         "      Jan.    8,   1841.  ' 

383.  Stephen  Clark,    "      April  29, 1843. 
3S4.  Sarah  Jane,  "      July  27,  1845. 

385.     Emma  Shumway,    "      Oct.  25,  1847;  died  Oct.  15,  1875,  unmarried. 

Orson  Fitch  Gurley  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  born  March 
25,  1804.  During  his  life  he  lived  a  number  of  years  in  the 
towns  of  Coventry  and  Columbia,  in  the  same  state. 

During  his  life  he  held  many  town  offices,  which  he  filled 
with  efficiency  and  credit.  He  was  a  man  of  sound  judg- 
ment, and  highly  respected  by  his  townspeople. 

Mr.  Gurley  died  at  Eagleville,  in  the  town  of  Mansfield, 
leaving  two  sons,  Ashley  and  Clark  Gurley,  and  two  daugh- 
ters, one  the  wife  of  Mr.  John  Hawkins  of  Willimantic, 
Conn.,  and  the  other,  Mrs.  A.  K.  Cyphers  of  South  Easton, 
Pa.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Spring  Hill  (Mansfield)  Bap- 
tist Church. 

[Buried  in  the  old  Gurley  burying-ground.] 


208. 

ASHLEY  WARD  GURLEY,  of  Springport.  Mich.,  for- 
merly of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To 
Rispah  Starkweather  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  February  12, 
1829.     She  died  January  23,  1838,  age  34  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Uranie  Parks  of  Elba,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  2, 
1838. 

Mrs.  Uranie  Gurley  died  Nov.  20,  1857,  age 

Mr.  Ashley  W.  Gurley  died  April  5,  1860.  age  53  years. 


THE    GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  115 

Children  of  Ashley  W.  Giirley  and  Rispah  Starkweather, 
his  I  St  wife: 

386.  Caroline  Amelia,  born  Dec.  23,  1829. 

387.  Mary  Fitch,  "      Nov.    7,  1831. 
3S8.     Franklin  Ward,     "      Feb.  13,  1S36. 

Children  of  Ashley  W.  Gurley  and  Uranie  Parks,  his  2d 
wife: 

389.  Rispah  Roxilana,      born  Aug.  27,  1S40. 

390.  Israel  Orson,  "      July    11,1844. 

391.  William  Tompkins,    "      Aug.  14,  1849. 

392.  Harriet  Adaline,       "      Nov.   10,  1S57. 

Mr.  Ashley  W.  Gurley  was  born  in  the  town  of  Mansfield, 
Tolland  Co.,  Conn.,  June  12,  1806. 

Mr.  Gurley,  in  1837,  moved  with  his  family  from  Mans- 
field to  Elba,  Genesee  Co.,  N.  Y.,  where  he  lived  till  1841; 
he  then  removed  with  his  family  to  Springport,  Jackson  Co., 
Mich.,  wdiere  he  purchased  eighty  acres  of  land,  it  being  an 
entire  wilderness  at  that  time.  Here  he  built  a  house  on 
this  land,  and  lived  till  the  death  of  his  second  wife.  In 
1859  he  rented  his  farm  and  made  a  visit  to  Mansfield,  his 
native  town.  Returning,  he  went  to  Albion,  Calhoun  Co., 
Mich.,  where  he  died  the  following  year,  with  that  dread 
disease,  consumption. 

Mr.  Gurley  was  a  hard-working  man,  carrying  on  farming 
and  shoemaiving,  and  endured  many  hardships  and  priva- 
tions to  support  and  bring  up  his  family.  He  had  two  sons 
by  his  second  wife  which  were  overlooked  when  his  family 
record  was  made  up  and  the  children  numbered:  George, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  seven  months,  and  Oscar,  who  died 
at  the  as:e  of  five  weeks. 


210, 

ANNA  MARIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  John  Ward 
Gurley,  married  Major  Joseph  W.  Grafton  of  Boston,  Mass., 
Feb.  12,  1817. 

Mrs.  Anna  M.  Grafton  died  at  Boston,  Mass.,  June  3, 

1 85 1,  age  51  years. 

Major  Joseph  W.  Grafton  died  at  Boston,  Mass.,  March 
24,  1861,  aged  78  years. 


Il6  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

Children  of  Major  Joseph  W.  Grafton  and  Anna  Maria 
Gurley,  his  wife: 

Henry  Dearborn,  bom  Nov.  12,  1817. 

Joseph,  "      Sept.    7,  1819. 

John  Gurley,  "      Feb.    4,  1823. 

Edward  Clark,  " . 


Charles  Chapman,  "  April  12,  1S30. 
Maria  Josaphine,  "  July  8,  1S33. 
James  Ingersol,         "       1S42. 


211. 


MARY  ELIZABETH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Henry 
H.  and  Lucy  (Goodwin)  Gurley  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  was 
twice  married:     ist.  To Tyler. 

2d  marriage,  to  Rev.  John  R.  Hutchinson  of  Houston, 
Texas. 


212. 

HARRIET  MARIA  WHITMAN  GURLEY,  daughter 
of  Henry  H.  and  Lucy  (Goodwin)  Gurley  of  New  Orleans, 
La.,  married  B.  F.  Whittier. 


213. 

JOHN  WARD  GURLEY,  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  was 
married  to  Rosa  Richards,  daughter  of  Richard  Richards 
of  ,  Oct.  I,  1850. 

Children  of  John  Ward  Gurley  and  Rosa  Richards,  his 
wife: 

393.  John  Ward,  born 

394.  Henry  Hosford,        "    ;  died,  aged  3  years. 

395.  Walter  Morgan,      " 

396.  Ida  Rosamond,  " 

397.  Edmund  Randolph,  "     ;  unmarried. 

398.  Hews  Thomas,  "    ;  unmarried. 

[The  Daily  Picayune,  New  Orleans,  Sunday,  Nov.  10,  1889.] 

THE  BAR  OF  NEW  ORLEANS— JOHN  WARD  GURLEY,  SR., 

Assistant  Attorney  of  the  United  States  for  the  Eastern  District  of  Louisiana. 

Mr.  J.  W,  Gurley,  Sr.,  the  present  assistant  attorney  of  the 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  nj 

United  States  for  the  eastern  district  of  Louisiana,  is  a  native 
of  Baton  Rouge,  La.  His  father,  Henry  H.  Gurley,  a  native 
of  Connecticut,  settled  in  this  state  during  the  territorial 
government,  while  a  mere  youth,  and,  after  being  admitted 
to  the  bar,  made  Baton  Rouge  his  home. 

From  1823  to  1831  he  represented  the  Baton  Rouge  dis- 
trict in  Congress,  and  in  1830  resigned  his  seat  in  conse- 
quence of  the  death  of  his  wife. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  at  the 
time  Andrew  Jackson  failed  of  an  election  by  the  people, 
and  the  result  had  to  be  determined  by  the  House.  Louis- 
iana's popular  vote  had  been  cast  for  Jackson,  but  only  one 
Democratic  Congressman  had  been  elected  out  of  three. 

Edward  Livingston  of  the  city  district  voted  for  Jackson, 
while  Mr.  Gurley,  with  Mr.  Brent  of  the  Red  River  District, 
father  of  Gen.  J.  L.  Brent,  the  distinguished  soldier  and 
planter,  the  Whig  members,  voted  for  John  Quincy  Adams, 
and  aided  in  securing  his  election.  When  Mr.  Gurley  re- 
tired from  Congress,  the  Governor  of  the  State  appointed 
him  Judge  of  the  District  Court  for  the  Baton  Rouge  Dis- 
trict, which  position  he  held  up  to  the  day  of  his  death  in 
1832. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  John  W.  Gurley,  was  named 
after  his  uncle,  who  at  the  time  of  his  death,  in  a  duel,  in  this 
city,  in  1808,  was  and  had  for  some  years  been  Attorney- 
General  of  the  then  Territory  of  Orleans. 

Mr.  Gurley  received  his  primary  education  in  the  town 
of  Baton  Rouge,  and  was  afterwards  sent  to  Jefferson  Col- 
lege, Pennsylvania,  where  he  completed  his  collegiate 
studies.  In  1841  he  came  to  this  city  and  read  law  in  the 
office  of  the  late  Judge  Thomas  Gibbs  Morgan,  and  having 
graduated,  was  appointed  in  1849,  on  the  resignation  of 
Edmund  Randolph,  Clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  the  United 
States,  by  Judges  E.  H.  McCaleb  and  John  McKinley;  and 
on  the  death  of  Judge  McKinley  he  was  retained  in  that 
position  by  his  successor,  the  late  Judge  John  A.  Campbell. 

On  the  secession  of  the  state,  the  functions  of  the  court 
were  suspended,  and  shortly  afterwards  the  District  Court 
of  the  Confederate  States  was  organized,  with  Hon.  E.  War- 
ren Moise  as  judge.  Mr.  Gurley  was  appointed  and  served 
as  clerk  of  that  court  during  its  short-lived  existence. 


Il8  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

During  the  latter  part  of  the  war  Mr.  Gurley  was  asso- 
ciated in  the  practice  of  the  law  with  the  late  Edward  Briggs 
and  Levi  Pierce,  and  subsequently  with  Samuel  Flower, 
Esq.,  the  present  assistant  treasurer  of  the  United  States  in 
this  city. 

In  i86g  Judge  P.  H.  Morgan  was  appointed  United  States 
Attorney,  and  offered  Mr.  Gurley  the  position  of  assistant 
in  his  office,  which  he  accepted,  and  has  continued  to  act 
in  the  same  capacity  under  the  succeeding  incumbents  of 
that  office  as  follows:  A.  B.  Long,  J.  R.  Beckwith,  George 
S.  Lacey,  A.  H.  Leonard,  Charles  Parlange,  and  William 
Grant,  Esqs. 

He  is  also  one  of  the  masters  in  chancery  of  the  United 
States  Circuit  Court,  and  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  has 
had  occasion  from  time  to  time,  under  orders  of  reference 
from  the  court,  to  report  on  many  cases  of  importance  and 
difficulty. 

In  1872  an  effort  was  made  by  the  bar  of  this  city  to  ob- 
tain the  best  and  most  suitable  material  for  the  bench,  and 
Mr.  Gurley  was  nominated  a  candidate  for  the  judgeship  of 
the  Sixth  District  Court,  but  was  defeated  at  the  election. 

In  1850  he  married  Miss  Rosamond  Richards  of  this  city. 

The  name  of  Gurley  is  borne  with  honor  by  several  promi- 
nent gentlemen  of  this  city.  They  are  worthy  sons  of  a  dis- 
tinguished sire. 


216. 

LELIA  ROBERTSON  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Henry 
H.  and  Lucy  (Goodwin)  Gurley  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  mar- 
ried Mr. Bogan. 


217. 

REVERE  WILLIAMS  GURLEY,  of  New  Orleans. 
La.,  afterwards  of  Washington,  D.  C,  was  married  to  Mary 
Custis  Gurley,  daughter  of  Ralph  Randolph  Gurley  and 
Eliza  McClelian  Gurley  of  Washington,  D.  C,  Nov.  5,  i860. 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


119 


Mr.  Revere  W.  Gurley  died  Jan.  31,  1887,  age  58  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Gurley,  died  Dec.  27,  1890,  age 
44  years. 

Children  of  Revere  W.  Gurley  and  Mary  C.  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

399.  Revere  Randolph,  born  Aug.  13,  1861  ;  unmarried  (1896). 

400.  Henry  HosFORD,  "       ,    1863  ;  died  April — ,1864. 

401.  Eliza  McLellan,  "  June   15,  1865  ;  unmarried  (1896). 

402.  Joseph  Grafton,  "  May   20,  1867;  unmarried  (1896). 

403.  Mary  Custis,  "  Sept.  30,  1869;  unmarried  (1896). 

404.  Caroline  Rose,  "  Nov.  25,  1872;  unmarried  (1S96). 

405.  Ralph  Randolph,  "  Nov.    15,  1874 ;  unmarried  (1896). 

406.  Royal,  "  July    9,    1876;  unmarried  (1896). 


218. 

LUCY  ELIZA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Henry  Hosford 
and  Lucy  (Goodwin)  Gurley  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  married 
Edward  G.  Stewart. 


220. 

WILLIAM  HENRY  FITZHUGH  GURLEY,  of 
Davenport,  Iowa,  afterwards  to  Hartsville,  Pa.,  was  mar- 
ried, Jan.  30,  1854,  to  Elizabeth  Scott  Rittenhouse,  daugh- 
ter of  Benjamin  Franklin  Rittenhouse  and  Isobel,  his  wife, 
of  Georgetown,  D.  C. 

Mr.  William  Henry  Fitzhugh  Gurley  died  July  7,  1866, 
aged  35  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Scott  Gurley,  died  July  27, 
1892,  aged  62  years. 

Children  of  William  H.  F.  Gurley  and  Elizabeth  S.  Ritten- 
house, his  wife: 

born  Nov.  — ,  1854;  died  Jan.  — ,  1855. 
"   Jan.  16,  1856. 

"    1857;  died ,1857. 

"         1859;  died, ,  1859. 

"      May  31,   i860;  single  (1895). 
"      April  30,  1861. 

"         ,    1862;  died ,1862. 

,    1863;  died ,1863. 

"      Nov.    II,  1864;  died  Nov.  17,  1894,  imm'd. 


407. 

Emily, 

40S. 

Ralph  Randolph, 

409. 

Henrietta, 

410. 

Marion, 

411. 

Franklin  Rittenhouse, 

412. 

William  Fitzhugh, 

413- 

Ferdinand, 

414. 

Caroline, 

415. 

George  Hull, 

I20  THE   GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

William  Henry  Fitzhugh  Gurley  was  a  lawyer,  lived  12 
years  in  Iowa,  was  in  the  legislature  of  that  state  and  United 
States  Attorney  during  the  four  years  of  Mr.  Lincoln's  ad- 
ministration. 

When  quite  a  lad  he  acted  as  clerk  to  Mr.  Lincoln  in  the 
committee  rooms  in  Congress. 

At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  went  with  Dr.  Owen  and  Dr. 
Norwood,  United  States  Geological  Survey,  on  an  exploring 
tour,  to  the  then  unsettled  Northwest;  this  was  in  1846. 

He  was  also  United  States  consul  at  Quebec,  Canada,  for 
about  one  year  from  April,  1865,  and  died  while  in  the  prime 
of  life  at  Hartsville,  Pa.,  July  7,  1866,  when  not  quite  36 
years  of  age.    He  was  born  July  26,  1830. 


231. 

HENRY  GURLEY,  of  New  York  city,  was  married  to 
Catherine  Crell  Newman  of  New  Bedford,  New  Jersey,  June 

,  1877,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Nancy  (Weins)  Newman. 

Children  of  Henry  Gurley  and  Catherine  C.  Newman, 
his  wife,  one  only: 

416.  William  Adison,  born  Aug.  9,  1878. 

Mr.  Henry  Gurley  has  been  engaged  in  the  book  business 
nearly  all  his  life.  He  is  now  employed  by  the  American 
Tract  Society  at  10  East  23d  Street  (Madison  Square),  New 
York  city  (1896). 

232. 

WILLIAM  FOX  GURLEY,  of  Parishville,  N.  Y.,  was 
married  to  Olive  Perkins,  daughter  of  Leonard  Perkins  of 
,  Nov.  29,  1832. 

Mr.  William  F.  Gurley  died  Jan.  6,  1856,  age       years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Olive  Gurley,  died  April  18,  1863,  age 
—  years. 

Children  of  William  F.  Gurley  and  Olive  Perkins,  his 
wife : 

417.  Matilda  Ann,  born  Aug.   25,  1833. 

418.  Betsey  Olive,  "     April  18,  1835. 

419.  William  Densmore,     "      April    8,  1839. 

420.  Isaac  Perkins,  "     Feb.  16,  1852. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  121 

William  F.  Gurley,  occupation,  farming.  He  was  super- 
visor and  magistrate  of  the  town  of  Parishville,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,  N.  Y.,  for  a  number  of  years. 


233- 

REV.  DR.  PHINEAS  DENSMORE  GURLEY,  of 
Washington,  D.  C,  formerly  of  Parishville,  N.  Y.,  was  mar- 
ried to  Emma  Elizabeth  Brooks  Oct.  9,  1840. 

Rev.  Dr.  Phineas  Densmore  Gurley  died  Sept.  30,  1868, 
age  51  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Emma  E.  Gurley,  died  Feb.  19,  1886, 
aged  70  years. 

Children  of  Rev.  Dr.  Phineas  Densmore  Gurley  and 
Emma  E.  Brooks,  his  wife: 

421.  Frances  Mary,  born  July    9,  1841. 

422.  William  Brooks,  "     Aug.   8,  1S43.  [single. 

423.  Hosea  Melville,  "    July   7,    iS45;diedat  Peublo,  Col.,  Oct.  7,  1875, 

424.  Charles  Lawrence,   "     Mar.  28,  1849;  single  (1895). 

425.  Emma  Harrison,  "    Jan.    13,  1859. 

Phineas  Densmore  Gurley,  D.D.,  an  eminent  Presbyte- 
rian minister,  was  born  Nov.  12,  1816,  at  Hamilton,  Madison 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  and  died  Sept.  30,  1868,  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

During  his  infancy  his  parents  removed  to  Parishville, 
St.  Lawrence  County,  N.  Y.,  where,  at  the  age  of  fifteen,  he 
joined  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  soon  after  entered 
Union  College,  where  he  graduated  in  1837,  with  the  highest 
honors  of  his  class. 

The  same  year  he  entered  the  Theological  Seminary  at 
Princeton,  N.  J.,  and  graduated  there  in  September,  1840, 
having  been  licensed  to  preach  the  April  preceding  at  Cold 
Spring,  N.  Y.  He  accepted  straightway  a  call  to  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  from  which  a 
strong  minority  had  separated  and  organized  a  second 
church  (New  School),  with  Rev.  Henry  Ward  Beecher  as 
pastor. 

In  this  place  he  labored  for  nine  years  with  great  success, 
the  church  being  blessed  with  revivals  and  largely  increased 
numbers;  but,  in  1850,  for  the  benefit  of  the  health  of  his 
family,  he  removed  to  Dayton,  Ohio,  where  for  four  years  a 


122  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEAEOGY. 

like  success  attended  his  ministry,  as  pastor  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  in  that  city. 

In  1854,  yielding  to  the  wishes  of  his  brethren,  he  ac- 
cepted the  pastorate  of  the  F  Street  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  with  which,  in  1859,  the  Second  Presby- 
terian Church  of  that  city  united,  and  Dr.  Gurley  remained 
until  his  death  pastor  of  the  united  body,  worshiping  in  a 
new  edifice,  and  called  the  New  York  Avenue  Church.  He 
was  elected  Chaplain  to  the  United  States  Senate  in  1859, 
and  was  the  pastor  of  several  presidents  of  the  United  States, 
among  them  of  Mr.  Lincoln,  during  the  sad,  but  exciting 
scenes  of  whose  dying  moments,  he  was  present.  The  fol- 
lowing incident  which  then  occurred  illustrates  forcibly  the 
spirit  and  power  of  his  Gospel  ministrations: 

When  the  patriot  president  had  ceased  to  breathe,  Mr. 
Stanton,  Secretary  of  War,  turning  to  Mr.  Guriey,  said, 
"  Doctor,  will  you  say  something?"  After  a  brief  pause. 
Dr.  Gurley,  addressing  the  weeping  relatives  and  sympathiz- 
ing friends,  replied,  "  Let  us  talk  with  God,"  and,  kneeling, 
offered  "  a  most  touching  and  impressive  prayer,  which, 
even  in  that  dark  hour  of  gloom,  lighted  up  with  sunshine 
every  sorrowing  heart."  Dr.  Gurley  was  a  member  of  the 
General  Assembly  (Old  School)  in  1866,  and  chairman  of 
its  judicial  committee;  was  made  moderator  of  the  General 
Assembly  held  in  1867;  was  chosen  a  member  of  the  com- 
mittee of  fifteeen  appointed  to  confer  with  a  like  committee 
of  the  New-School  Assembly  on  the  subject  of  a  re-union 
of  the  two  Presbyterian  bodies  in  the  United  States,  and 
"  was  the  author  of  the  amendments  to  the  basis  of  union 
adopted  by  the  joint  committee  in  Philadelphia,  and  sub- 
sequently adopted  by  both  assemblies." 

His  health  failed  in  1867,  and,  after  vainly  seeking  its  re- 
storation in  rest  and  change  of  scene,  he  returned  to  die 
among  his  people. 

Great  earnestness  and  singleness  of  purpose,  with  an  ever 
active  zeal  for  the  glory  of  God  and  the  salvation  of  souls, 
characterized  his  life. 

See  Memorial  Sermon  on  Dr.  Gurley,  by  W.  E.  Schenck, 
D.  D.  (Washington,  D.  C.  1869),  and  New  York  Observer, 
Oct.  8,  1868.     (J.  W.  M.) 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  123 

LINCOLN  SAVED  HIM  TWICE. 

Then  he  Apologized  to  the  Young  Man's  Father  for  His 

Own   Impatience. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  P.  D.  Gurley  was  the  minister  in  charge  of 
the  New  York  Avenue  Presbyterian  Church,  Washington, 
D.  C,  during  Lincohi's  administration.  Dr.  Gurley  was 
Lincoln's  pastor,  and  in  many  matters  his  confidential  ad- 
viser, a  post  he  was  admirably  fitted  to  fill,  being  a  strong, 
robust,  honest  personality,  and  a  man  of  sweet  disposition, 
great  ability,  and  excellent  judgment.  During  the  meeting 
of  the  first  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
after  the  war,  which  convened  in  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Gurley  was  a 
delegate,  was  one  day  the  guest  of  Rev.  Dr.  Niccols,  in 
whose  church  the  assembly  met,  and  the  following  anec- 
dote of  Lincoln  was  related  by  Dr.  Gurley  at  dinner,  in  the 
presence  of  a  number  of  friends,  among  whom  was  Mr.  D. 
H.  Mitchell,  who  tells  this  incident  in  the  Independent: 
"  Soon  after  the  outbreak  of  hostilities  a  hot-blooded  fire- 
eating  young  man,  a  son  of  members  of  Dr.  Gurley's  church, 
made  his  way  through  our  lines  and  enlisted  in  the  Confed- 
erate army.  The  fortunes  of  war  threw  him  into  our  hands 
as  a  prisoner. 

"  It  was  deemed  best  to  make  an  example  of  him,  and  he 
was  consequently  court-martialed  and  sentenced  to  be  shot. 
Dr.  Gurley  interested  himself  in  the  young  man's  behalf, 
and  secured  a  commutation  of  the  sentence.  A  short  time 
after  the  father  of  the  boy  came  to  Dr.  Gurley  and  solicited 
his  aid  to  obtain  a  pardon.  Dr.  Gurley  strongly  advised 
against  the  effort.  He  pointed  out  that  the  young  man's 
life  had  been  saved  by  the  President,  and  that  it  would  be 
extremely  unwise  and  imprudent  to  apply  for  a  pardon  so 
soon.  The  father  replied  that  he  felt  so  himself,  but  that 
his  wife  took  on  so  about  her  son  that  he  feared  she  would 
lose  her  mind  if  something  were  not  done.  '  I  must,'  said 
he,  '  make  the  attempt  on  his  mother's  account.  It  is  better 
to  fail  than  not  to  try.'  Consequently,  Dr.  Gurley  signed 
the  petition  for  a  pardon  and  the  father  took  it  to  President 
Lincoln.  When  the  father  made  known  his  errand,  the 
President  became  very  much  excited  and  fiercely  said,  '  I 
saved  the  life  of  your  son  after  he  had  been  condemned  to 
be  shot;  and  now  you  come  here  so  soon,  when  ^(^ou  know 


124  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

I  am  overwhelmed  with  care  and  anxiety,  asking  for  his 
pardon.  You  should  have  been  content  with  what  I  have 
done.  Go,  and  if  you  annoy  me  any  more  I  shall  feel  it  to 
be  my  duty  to  consider  whether  I  ought  not  to  recall  what 
I  have  already  done.'  A  few  days  after  the  President  sent 
for  the  father,  apologized  for  the  way  he  had  spoken  to  him, 
and,  to  his  utter  astonishment,  handed  him  a  pardon.  Not 
long  after,  and  before  knowing  what  had  transpired,  Dr. 
Gurley  met  the  President.  Having  transacted  his  business, 
he  was  about  to  go,  when  Mr.  Lincoln  said,  '  By  the  way, 

Doctor,  you  signed  the  petition  for  Mr. son's  pardon, 

didn't  you? '  The  doctor  replied  that  he  had  done  so,  but 
explained  that  he  had  advised  against  making  the  applica- 
tion at  that  time,  and  that  he  was  induced  to  sign  it  only  by 
the  statement  of  the  father  that  he  feared  his  wife  would  lose 
her  mind  if  something  were  not  done  to  relieve  her.     The 

President  then  remarked :     '  Well,  Mr.  ■  came  to  me 

with  the  petition.  It  made  me  very  angry,  and  I  dismissed 
him  roughly.  Afterwards  I  felt  so  ashamed  of  myself  for 
having  lost  my  temper  that  I  made  out  a  pardon  for  the 
man  and  gave  it  to  him.'  And  then,  after  a  pause,  and  with 
a  broad  smile,  he  added:  '  Ah,  doctor!  these  wives  of  ours 
have  the  inside  track  on  us,  don't  they?'" 


235. 

SHUBAEL  REEVES  GURLEY,  of  Potsdam,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Julia  Maria  Kendall,  Sept. 
12,  1849,  daughter  of  Isaac  N.  and  Harriet  (Corning)  Ken- 
dall, formerly  of  Derby,  Vermont,  and  of  Plantagenet, 
Canada  West. 

Mr.  Shubacl  R.  Gurley  died  Feb.  10,  1889,  aged  68  years, 
6  months. 

Children  of  Shubael  R.  Gurley  and  Julia  M.  Kendall,  his 
wife : 

426.  Henry  Frederick,  born  July  16,  1850. 

427.  George  Shubael,        "    April  29, 1853. 

428.  Emma  Achsah,  "     Mar.  22,  1855  ;  single. 

429.  Charles  Nelson,         "    June  7,  1857. 

430.  William  Edwin,  "    Oct.  27,  1861. 

431.  Cora  Maria,  "    Mar.   6,  1866;  single. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  125 

Mr.  Shnbael  R.  Gurley  was  deputy  sherifif  for  the  town  of 
Potsdam  from  1850  until  1859,  when  he  was  elected  high 
sheriff  of  St.  Lawrence  County,  which  office  he  held  until 
1862,  and  was  then  appointed  United  States  deputy  marshal, 
which  office  he  held  for  several  years.  He  was  a  kind  hus- 
band, and  was  much  devoted  to  his  family,  of  which  he  had 
nmch  to  be  proud. 


236. 

HORATIO  NELSON  GURLEY,  of  Pleasant  Hill,  Mo., 

formerly  of  ,  Ky.,  and  Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  was  thrice 

married:     ist.  To  Lizzie  Sutton  of ,  Ky., 

She  died. 

2d  marriage,  to  Frances  Groves  of  Ky.,  Sept.  21,  1864. 
She  died  April  10,  1885,  age  44  years. 

3d  marriage,  to  Mary  Elenor  Glass,  June  14,  1888,  daugh- 
ter of  Jacob  and  Sarah  A.  (Fury)  Glass  of  Leesburgh,  Pa., 
afterwards  of  Kingsville,  Mo. 

Mr.  Horatio  N.  Gurley  died  April  14,  1895,  age  69  years. 

Children  of  Horatio  N.  Gurley  and  Lizzie  Sutton,  his  ist 
wife,  three: 


432- 

Unknown 

433- 

it 

434- 

u 

Children  of  Horatio  N.  Gurley  and  Frances  Groves,  his 
2d  wife: 


435- 

IVANORA, 

born  Aug. 

23. 

1865. 

436. 

Hays  Nelson, 

"     July 

7, 

1869; 

single. 

437- 

Mary  E.               1 
James  Reeves,   ) 

"     July 

29, 

1873- 

438- 

<l            u 

ii 

K 

439- 

Francis  Owings, 

"     Sept. 

18, 

1875. 

440. 

Charles  Elihu, 

"     June 

17, 

1S77. 

441. 

Robinson  Logan, 

"    July 

23, 

1884. 

Children  of  Horatio  N.  Gurley  and  Mary  E.  Glass,  his 
3d  wife,  one  only: 

442.    Freddie,  born  Feb.  20,  1889. 


126  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

238. 

JOHN  J.  GURLEY,  of  Mt.  Gilead,  Morrow  Co..  Ohio, 
formerly  of  Parishville,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  mar- 
ried to  Anseville  Carr  Armentroiit,  April         ,  1850. 

Mrs.  Anseville  C.  Gurley  died  April  2.  1882. 

Mr.  John  J.  Gurley  died  April  30,  1887,  aged  69  years. 

Children  of  John  J.  Gurley  and  Anseville  C.  Armentrout, 
his  wife: 

443.  William  W.,    born  Jan.  27,  1851. 

444.  John  Frank,       •'     Sept.  15,  1S53  ;  died  without  issue. 


239. 

WILLIAM  REDDINGTON  GURLEY,  of  Southville, 
St.  Lawrence  Co..  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Lois  Wallace, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Betsey  (Stover)  Wallace  of  Pots- 
dam, in  the  same  state,  March  2,  1853. 

Mrs.  Lois  Gurley  died  Feb.  28,  1881. 

Children  of  William  R.  Gurley  and  Lois  Wallace,  his  wife: 

445.  George  Horatio,     bom  April  25,  1S54. 

446.  John  Frank,  "     Nov.    17,   1S58. 

447.  Helen  Jane,  "     Dec.    10,  1862 ;  died  Dec.  29,  1863. 

448.  William  Wallace,     "     April     i,    1865 ;  single  (1S96). 

Mr.  William,  R.  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


240. 

GEORGE  GRANT  GURLEY,  of  Malone,  Franklin  Co., 
N.  Y.,  formerly  of  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  in  the  same  state,  was 
married  to  Helen  Marion  Hoit,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and 
Louisa  P.  (M'^est)  Hoit  of  Chateaugay,  N.  Y..  Nov.  22.  1858. 

Mr.  George  G.  Gurley  died  March  20,  1891,  age  65  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Helen  M.  Gurley,  living  at  Malone,  N. 
Y.,  1896. 

No  children. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  i27 

DEATH  OF  GEORGE  G.  GURLEY. 
George  G.  Gurley,  supervisor  of  Malone,  died  at  his  home 
in  this  village  of  pneumonia,  complicated  with  heart  ailment, 
on  Friday  evening,  March  20th,  aged  nearly  66  years.     He 
was  sick  only  about  a  week. 

Deceased  was  born  Aug.  19,  1825,  in  Hopkinton,  St.  Law- 
rence county,  in  which  vicinity  he  made  his  home  until 
185 1,  when  he  removed  to  Chateaugay,  where  his  sturdy 
common  sense,  sagacious  judgment,  correct  living,  and  the 
conscientiousness  which  early  in  life  marked  all  his  dealings 
and  which  continued  to  the  end  a  manifest  attribute  of  the 
man  soon  made  him  one  of  the  most  influential  and  respected 
citizens  of  the  town.     He  became  station  agent  of  the  O.  & 
L.  C.  R.  R.  there,  and  in  1861  was  appointed  deputy  col- 
lector of  customs.      He   also   dealt   in   produce   and'  lum- 
ber.     In    1863    he    was    nominated    by    the    Union    party 
for    sheriff,    and    received    the    largest    majority    of    any 
man  on  the  ticket.     Chateaugay  was  then  a  rock-ribbbed 
Democratic  town,  and  yet  he  carried  it  by  eighteen  maiority. 
It  is  needless  to  say  that  he  made  a  most  excellent  sheriff. 
Upon  the  completion  of  his  term  he  entered  intp  the  stove 
and  tin  business  in  Malone,  and  was  afterwards  interested 
in  the  dry  goods  trade  for  a  time;  but  of  late  years  he  has 
had  no  active  commercial  connections  —  his  trustworthi- 
ness and  conspicuously  sound  judgment  having  inclined 
many  to  devolve  upon  him  the  settlement  and  management 
of  their  estates,  so  that  this  work,  with  the  care  of  his  own 
affairs,  fully  occupied  his  time. 

In  1886,  when  a  peculiar  situation  regarding  our  politics 
had  developed,  and  long-continued  clamor  and  persistent 
misrepresentation  threatened  Republican  supremacv.  Mr. 
Gurley  was  chosen  bv  common  consent  to  head  the  Repub- 
lican ticket  and  lead  the  fight.  Only  the  most  earnest  en- 
treatv  won  from  him  finally  a  consent  to  accept  the  honor, 
and  he  was  elected  by  a  majority  which  was  the  largest  the 
town  had  given  in  years.  He  has  been  successively  re- 
elected every  year  since  then,  and  his  work  upon  the  board 
has  been  all  that  any  citizen  or  taxnaver  could  desire.  Mr. 
Gurley  was  also  at  one  time  president  of  the  village,,  and 
while  there  was  nothing  of  parade  or  strivine-  for  effect  in 
his  administration,  the  public  work  was  carefully  attended 
to  and  substantially  and  thoroughlv  done. 


128  THE   GURLEY   FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

The  record  of  the  Hfe  that  has  gone  from  us,  as  regards  its 
ofificial  and  business  phases,  is  thus  seen  to  require  few 
words  for  its  recital.  Mr.  Gurley  was  not  a  man  who  sought 
prominence  or  put  himself  forward  in  any  public  under- 
taking. It  would  not  be  difficult  to  recall  scores  in  our 
community,  journeying  by  his  side  during  the  past  thirty 
years,  who  have  filled  a  larger  place  in  the  public  eye,  and 
moved  more  conspicuously  in  local  enterprises,  but  of  men 
whose  death  every  citizen  would  feel  to  be  a  calamity  and 
a  personal  bereavement,  there  are  few  in  Malone  —  perhaps 
none  —  who  could  be  compared  with  George  G.  Gurley. 
His  influence,  his  work,  his  achievements,  were  in  the  office 
rather  than  in  the  public  assembly.  In  counsel,  in  quiet  ef- 
fort to  promote  desired  ends,  in  the  tender  sympathy  which 
distress  seeks  and  finds  so  welcome,  in  extending  the  aid 
which  embarrassed  men  are  glad  to  gain,  he  stood  almost 
alone.  He  had  a  rare  faculty  of  attracting  men  and  attach- 
ing them  to  him.  And  well  might  this  be  so,  for,  as  a  friend 
who  had  been  the  beneficiary  of  his  forbearance  and  assist- 
ance expressed  it,  ''  He  was  always  doing  something,  and 
helping  some  one  every  day  of  his  life."  Among  his  papers 
worthless  notes  have  been  found,  in  small  sums  each,  which 
aggregate  thousands  of  dollars.  They  are  not  the  testimony 
of  business  mistakes,  but  the  proofs  that  distress  always 
found  in  him  a  helper,  and  that  his  aid  was  extended  in  the 
most  delicate  way. 

His  nature  was  essentially  a  sunshiny  one,  and  he  was  al- 
ways ready  to  turn  from  any  business  which  did  not  require 
immediate  attention  for  a  social  hour  with  those  whose  com- 
panionship was  agreeable.  The  grasp  of  his  hand  was  vig- 
orous, the  ring  of  his  voice  hearty,  the  quality  of  his  friend- 
ship pure  and  true. 

No  community  has  many  men  who  hold  in  it  the  place 
that  Mr.  Gurley  sustained  in  Malone.  Every  one  respected 
him,  trusted  him,  and  was  attached  to  him;  and  all  hearts  are 
heavy  that  he  moves  no  more  among  us. 

Mr.  Gurley  married  Helen  Hoit,  daughter  of  Jonathan 
and  Louisa  P.  Hoit,  of  Chateaugay,  in  1858,  and,  though 
no  children  ever  blessed  the  union,  their  life  was  singularly 
harmonious  and  happy.  Mrs.  Gurley  survives  him,  and  is 
bowed  under  the  double  bereavement  within  two  days  of  an 
aged  mother  and  a  devoted  and  beloved  husband.    The  sym- 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  129 

pathy  and  condolence  of  a  people  who  appreciated  the  worth 
of  him  who  is  gone  attends  her  in  the  lioiir  of  her  mourning-. 
—  Tlie  Malone,  N.  Y.,  Palhdiiim,  Thursday,  March  26, 
1891. 


241. 

LUCINDA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Joshua  and  Lydia 
(Merrick)  Gurley  of  Stockholm,  St.  Lawrence  Co..  N.  Y., 
married  Oliver  M.  Emery  of  the  same  town,  Jan.  ,  1850, 

Mrs.  Lucinda  Emery  died  Feb.  28,  1890,  age  64  years. 

Children  of  Oliver  M.  Emery  and  Lucinda  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Jennie  L.,  born  April  17,  1853. 
Miles  J.,  "  April  26,  1855. 
Willis  C,  "  Nov.  17,  1S56. 
Belle  E.,        "     Dec.    19,'  1S58. 


242. 

EMILY  CLARINDA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Joshua 
and  Lydia  (Merrick)  Gurley  of  Stockholm,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  married  Charles  G.  Willis  of  Oswego,  in  the 
same  state,  Nov.      ,  1853. 

Children  of  Charles  G.  Willis  and  Emily  C.  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Merrick  G.,  born 


243. 

ELIZA  MARION  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Joshua  and 
Lydia  (Merrick)  Gurley  of  Stockholm.  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N. 
Y.,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Henry  T.  Deming  of  Pots- 
dam, in  the  same  state,  Dec.  28,  1851. 

He  died  July  20.  1883. 

2d  marriage,  to  Joel  Sabin  of  Pierpont.  afterwards  of 
Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  July  16.  1884. 

Children  of  Henry  T.  Deming  and  Eliza  M.  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

9 


I30  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Gurley,  born 
Arthur,  " 

George,  " 

Martha  Thompson,  " 

244. 

JANE  CAROLINE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Joshua  and 
Lydia  (Merrick)  Gurley  of  Stockhohii,  St.  Lawrence  Co., 
N.  Y.,  married  William  H.  Goodall  of  Pierpont,  in  the  same 
state,  Jan.  i,  1890. 

Mrs.  Jane  C.  Goodall  died  June  29,  1893,  age  58  years. 

No  children. 

Mr.  William  H.  Goodall,  occupation  was  farming  and 
gardening,  but  in  his  earlier  life  he  was  something  of  an  in- 
ventor and  sold  patent  rights. 


245- 

ESTHER  AMANDA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Joshua 
and  Lydia  (Merrick)  Gurley  of  Stockholm,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  married  Francis  A.  Emery  of  the  same  town, 
Feb.  18,  1857. 

Mr.  Francis  A.  Emery  died  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  of  cancer 
in  the  mouth,  Feb.  13,  1889,  age  54  years. 

Children  of  Francis  A.  Emery  and  Esther  A.  Gurley,  his 
wife:    None.    One  adopted  daughter. 

Mr.  Francis  A.  Emery  purchased  the  farm  formerly  owned 
by  Mr.  Joshua  Gurley,  and  engaged  in  farming  until  his 
death. 


248. 

ELECTA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Julia  (Les- 
ter) Gurley  (his  second  wife)  of  Bridgewater,  N.  Y.,  mar- 
ried William  A.  Groves  of  the  same  town. 

She  died  in  Chicago,  111. 

After  her  death  Mr.  William  A.  Groves  married  Agnes 
E.  : 

Children  of  William  A.  Groves  and  Electa  Gurley.  his  Tst 
wife,  one  only: 

Georgiana  E.,  born 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  131 

Georgiana  E.  Groves  married  Col.  Henry  L.  Turner. 
She  died  in  Chicago,  III.  1886.    No  children. 


249. 

MARY  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Juha  (Lester) 
Gurley  (his  second  wife)  of  Bridgewater,  N.  Y.,  married 
Harvey  Adams  Smith. 

Mrs.  Mary  Smith  died  ,  1880,  age  45  years. 

Children  of  Harvey  A.  Smith  and  Mary  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Mabel  Gurley,  born ,  1855. 

Mabel  G.  Smith  married  William  D.  Porter  of  Evanston, 
111. 


252. 

SAMUEL  HENRY  GURLEY,  of  Lamoni,  Iowa,  for- 
merly of  Blancliardsville,  Wis.,  was  twice  married:  ist. 
To  Catherine  Cline,  daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth 
Cline  of  Blanchardsville,  Wis.,  ,  1854. 

She  died  Dec.       ,  1874,  age  42  years. 

2d  marriage  to  Mary  Springer,  daughter  of  Bradford  and 
Mary  Springer,  May  I,  1878. 

Mr.  Samuel  H.  Gurley  died  May  8,  1880,  age  49  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Mary  Gurley,  died  ,  1884,  age 

25  years. 

No  children. 

Mr.  Samuel  H.  Gurley  kept  a  store  of  general  merchan- 
dise, and  also  kept  the,  post-office  of  Lamoni.  He  was  well 
liked  by  his  town's  people,  and  his  death  was  nnich  regretted 
by  all. 


253. 

LOUISA  MARGARET  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Zcnas 
H.  and  Margaret  ("  Bell  "  Hickey)  Gurley  of  Sandwich,  111., 
married  James  Edson  Eaton  of  the  same  town,  June  11, 
1854. 


^52 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


Mrs.  Louisa  M.  Eaton  died  July  lo,  1870,  age  46  years. 
Mr.  James  E.  Eaton  died  May  26,  1888,  aged  76  years. 
Children  of  James  E.  Eaton  and  Louisa  M.  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Luella,  born  July  28,  1855;  '^^^'^  ^^S-  '7>  '^55. 

Julia,  "     Sept.   5,    185S. 

Ida  Arabelle,    "     Sept.  22,  i860;  died  May  14,  1883. 

Mr.   James   E.   Eaton,   occupation,   wholesale   dealer  in 
mineral  waters. 


254. 

JULIA  MARLA.  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Zenas  H.  and 
Margaret  ("  Bell  "  Hickey)  Gurley  of  Sandwich,  111.,  mar- 
ried Horace  S.  Bradley,  Dec.  10,  1856. 

Mrs.  Julia  M.  Bradley  died  March  12,  1877,  age  41  years. 

Mr.  Horace  S.  Bradley  died  Sept.  18,  1892,  age  59  years. 

Children  of  Horace  S.  Bradley  and  Julia  M.  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Lillian  Louisa,  born  Oct.  27,   1857;  died  Sept.  12,  1880. 

Clayton  Gurley, 


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Sept.  12, 

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May   26, 

1873. 

Clarence  Edwin, 

Alice  Jane, 
Horace  Seldon, 
Margaret  Alma, 
John  Hovey, 

Mr.  Horace  S.  Bradley  was  attorney,  circuit,  and  county 
clerk  at  Mt.  Carroll,  Illinois,  for  a  number  of  years,  and 
afterwards  engaged  in  the  furniture  business  at  Spickards- 
ville,  Missouri. 

Mr.  H.  S.  Bradley  was  in  the  war  of  the  late  rebellion;  he 
was  1st  Lieutenant,  then  Adjutant  of  the  T35th  Infantry  of 
Illinois. 


255. 

JOHN  EDGAR  GURLEY,  son  of  Zenas  H.  and  Mar- 
garet ("  Bell  "  Hickey)  Gurley,  was  born  April  24,  1838. 
He  received  his  early  education  at  Elizabeth,  Jo  Daviess  Co., 


THE    GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  133 

III,  and  in  district  schools  in  Wisconsin,  finishing  at  Lom- 
bard University,  Galesburg,  lU. 

Mr.  Gurley  conmienced  the  study  of  law  at  once,  after 
leaving  college,  in  the  office  of  M.  HoUister,  ShuUsburgh, 
Wis.,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  spring  of  1862, 
in  that  state. 

In  August,  1862,  he  enlisted  a  company  of  men,  who 
were  mustered  into  the  United  States  service  Oct.  18,  1862, 
as  Company  C.  33d  Reg.,  W.  V.,  and  left  the  state  for  the 
field  of  action  the  following  month  on  the  12th  instant, 
reaching  Memphis,  Tenn.,  the  i6th,  and  assigned  to  a 
brigade  in  General  Laumon's  division,  of  General  Sher- 
man's wing  of  the  "  Army  of  the  Tennessee,"  took  part  in 
the  movement  of  General  Grant  towards  Jackson,  Miss.,  in 
the  fall  of  1862,  fighting  at  Coldwater  and  other  places. 

On  the  night  of  the  4th  of  June,  1863,  before  Vicksburg, 
an  attack  was  made  upon  the  enemy's  rifle  pits  near  Hall's 
Ferry  road.  Company  C,  under  Captain  Gurley,  and  K, 
under  Lieut.  Shea,  with  an  impetuous  charge,  carried  the 
rifle  pits,  and  the  enemy  fled  into  his  main  works.  Capt. 
Gurley.  with  his  command,  was  some  forty  days  before 
\lcksburg,  sharing  in  the  various  encounters,  and  was 
honored  with  the  lead  of  a  number  of  charges.  After  the 
fall  of  Vicksburg  he  was  placed  on  the  staff  of  the  4th  divis- 
ion, commanded  by  Gen.  Laumon.  and  took  part  in  that 
terrible,  but  unfortunate,  charge  in  the  second  attack  of 
Jackson.  Miss.  For  giving  this  order  to  charge  Gen.  Lau- 
mon was  relieved  of  the  command  of  the  division,  but,  in 
fairness,  it  should  be  said  that  Gen.  Laumon  evidently  had 
been  directed  by  his  superior.  Some  writers  who  were  offi- 
cers in  the  army  compared  this  charge  to  that  of  the  "  Light 
Brigade,"  at  Balaklava. 

Capt.  Gurley  continued  an  active  member  of  the  stafY  of 
the  4th  division,  17th  army  corps;  was  with  him  when  Gen. 
Gresham  was  wounded  the  21st  of  July,  1864,  and  also  the 
day  when  they  fought  the  battle  of  July  22d,  before  Atlanta, 
occupying  the  ground  known  as  Bald  Hill.  Upon  this  oc- 
casion he  won  his  "  eagles,"  as  follows:  During  the  night 
and  forenoon  of  the  22d  reports  came  in  of  noises,  as  of 
marching  armies,  heard  in  the  woods  and  brush  to  the 
south  and  east.  Gen.  Giles  A.  Smith,  who  commanded, 
did  not  believe  it  could  be  infantry,  and  that  officer  was  con- 


134  '^'^^^   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

siderably  nettled  over  these  reports.  Finally,  he  sent  Capt. 
Gurley  to  make  examination  and  report.  That  officer  did 
so;  and,  hearing  the  infantry  marching  in  the  woods,  yet  not 
seeing  them,  he  mounted  his  horse,  and,  riding  back  to  his 
command,  ordered  two  regiments  who  lay  to  the  east  of  the 
main  body  of  the  division  into  line  of  battle,  ready  to  receive 
the  enemy.  He  did  this  upon  his  own  motion,  without 
orders  from  the  general  commanding.  When  he  reached 
headquarters,  the  General  and  residue  of  the  stafif  were 
mounted.  He  reported,  "  infantry  in  large  numbers,  and 
will  be  upon  you  in  a  few  minutes."  This  the  General  did 
not  then  believe,  but  felt  sure  it  must  be  cavalry,  and  was 
quite  angry  when  his  attention  was  called  to  the  fact  that 
two  of  his  regiments  were  falling  into  line  of  battle  in 
obedience  to  a  command  from  his  subordinate  officer,  not 
directed  by  himself,  and,  turning  to  Capt.  Gurley,  he  said, 
"  Captain,  if  they  are  infantry  you  are  all  right,  if  not.  you 
are  a  ruined  man." 

The  General  was  afraid  his  military  record  might  be  in- 
jured by  showing  so  much  concern  over  cavalry,  but  the 
question  was  soon  settled,  as  the  enemy  emerged  from  the 
brush  and  charged  in  the  rear  of  the  division,  coming  on 
double  quick,  several  columns  deep,  filling  the  air  wnth 
deadly  missiles  and  that  rebel  yell.  Turning  to  the  General. 
Capt.  Gurley  said.  "  Are  they  infantry?  "  To  which  he  re- 
plied, "  Yes,  Captain,  and  lots  of  them;  go  take  command  of 
those  two  regiments,  lead  them  into  the  fight,  check  the 
enemy  for  a  few  minutes,  till  I  get  our  men  in  line,  then  fall 
back  to  the  main  body."  Captain  Gurley  executed  this 
order  in  the  face  of  an  overpowering  foe  and  galling  fire, 
then  fell  back  as  directed  and  fought  with  his  comrades  till 
night,  maintaining  their  ground. 

He  lost  one  or  two  horses,  shot  from  under  him  during  the 
battle.  For  this  act  of  ordering  those  regiments  into  line 
of  battle,  he,  of  course,  was  court-martialed,  but.  as  it  was 
the  means  which  saved  the  division  from  surprise  and.  doubt- 
less, great  loss  of  life,  he  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of 
colonel  as  a  reward  of  merit,  in  which  capacity  he  served 
till  the  close  of  the  war,  marching  from  Atlanta  to  the  sea, 
then  to  Washington,  and  back  to  Louisville,  Ky.,  where  he 
was  mustered  out  October,  1865. 

Colonel  John  E.  Guriey.  at  the  close  of  the  war,  returned 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


135 


to  the  practice  of  law  at  Platteville,  Grant  Co.,  Wis.,  form- 
ing a  co-partnership  with  Paine  &  Carter,  an  estabHshed  law 
firm  of  that  town.  Col.  Gurley  was  especially  gifted  as  an 
advocate  and  orator,  a  man  of  great  generosity,  and  had 
many  admirers.  In  the  summer  of  1868  he  took  a  severe 
cold,  and  the  effects  of  his  army  life  consummated  his  de- 
mise, which  occurred  April  2,  1869,  aged  31  years,  unmar- 
ried. 

He  died  in  full  hope  of  life  through  Christ,  and  is  buried 
in  the  familv  lot  near  Sandwich,  111. 


257. 

ZENAS  HOVEY  GURLEY,  of  Lamoni,  Iowa,  for- 
merly of  Sandwich,  111.,  was  married  to  Grace  Robinson, 
April  2,  1872,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  and  Angeline  E. 
(Works)  Robinson  of  Pleasanton,  Iowa. 

Children  of  Zenas  H.  Gurley  and  Grace  Robinson,  his 
wife : 

449.     Angie  Marguerite,        born  Dec.  25,  1872. 


450. 

Evelyn  Gertrude, 

" 

July   23, 

1S74. 

451. 

Julia  Louisa, 

11 

April  26, 

,  1877- 

452. 

Ida  Ethel, 

t^ 

Feb.  27, 

1S79; 

died  Mar.  11,  1880. 

453- 

Zenas  Robinson, 

(t 

Feb.    2, 

i88x. 

454- 

Edith  Lucretia, 

If 

Mar.  26, 

1883; 

died  April  27,  1883, 

455- 

Lloyd  Leonidas, 

u 

Aug.  24, 

1884; 

died  Aug.  30,  18S5. 

456. 

Gladstone  Eusebius, 

1( 

June    4, 

1886. 

457- 

Zelma  Hope, 

X 

Feb.    2, 

1888. 

45S.    Grace  Wilmer,  "      Dec.    i,  1890. 

Zenas  liovey  Gurley  of  Lamoni,  Iowa,  was  born  in  Han- 
cock Co.,  111.,  Feb.  24,  1842.  He  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools,  and  by  his  close  attention  to  his  stud- 
ies he  was  enabled  to  teach  school  at  the  age  of  19  years. 

After  he  became  to  manhood  he  married  Miss  Grace 
Robinson,  and  has  since  resided  in  the  town  where  he  now 
lives.  He  was  instrumental  in  breaking  up  the  Mormons 
at  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  going  to  Washington,  D.  C,  where 
he  appeared  before  President  Arthur,  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, and  the  Senate,  for  the  passage  of  the  "  Edmonds 
anti-Polygamy  Bill,"  which  passed,  and  Utah  became  a 
state. 


136  filt;   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

In  1880  he  denounced  his  Democratic  poHcy  of  state 
rights  and  free  trade,  and  became  a  staunch  RepubHcan, 
and  supported  Garfield  for  tlie  presidency. 

In  1893  he  was  elected  by  the  Republican  party  of  De- 
catur Co.,  Iowa,  to  the  25th  General  Assembly,  and  in  1895 
was  re-elected  to  fill  the  same  ofBce  in  the  26th  General  As- 
sembly. He  was  chairman  of  the  committee  on  Claims, 
and  a  member  on  several  other  committees,  all  of  which  he 
filled  with  honor.  He  was  an  able  debater  on  the  floor  of 
the  House,  commanding  the  attention  of  his  fellow  members. 
Mr.  Gurley  is  a  strong  advocate  for  temperance,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 

Mr.  Gurley's  general  business  is  insurance  and  real  estate 
agency. 


.259- 

GEORGE  WASHINGTON  GURLEY,  of  Sandwich, 
111.,  was  married  to  Mary  Virginia  Griswold,  June  10,  1875, 
daughter  of  Norman  R.  and  Endora  Arvilla  Griswold,  of 
Sheridan,  111. 

Children  of  George  W.  Gurley  and  Mary  V.  Griswold,  his 
wife : 

459.  Mabel,        born  Feb.  27,  1S76;  died  Feb.  14,  1S77. 

460.  Edna  May,    "    Mar.  27,  1S79. 

George  Washington  Gurley  of  Sandwich,  De  Kalb  Co., 
111.,  was  born  near  Elizabeth,  Jo  Daviess  Co.,  in  the  same 
state,  Dec.  i,  1847.  His  early  life  was  spent  in  Lafayette  Co., 
Mo.,  and  at  Galesburg,  111.  He  attended  school  at  Mount 
Carroll,  111.,  earning  his  board  and  books,  etc.  Commenced 
teaching  school  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  and  taught 
two  years,  then  entered  a  store  in  Sandwich,  and  after  clerk- 
ing several  years  at  Sandwich,  111.,  Mexico,  Missouri,  and 
Blanchardsville,  Wis.,  he  located  at  Sandwich,  111.,  and  en- 
tered the  mercantile  business  under  the  firm  name  of  Pratt, 
Goodman  &  Gurley.  In  1882  sold  out  his  interest  in  the 
business,  and  entered  the  employ  of  the  Sandwich  Manu- 
facturing Company,  traveling  for  two  years  as  collector, 
and  then  entered  the  office  of  said  company,  and  took  charge 
of  their  collection  department,  which  position  he  now  oc- 
cupies (1896). 


THE   GURLEY    EAMILY    GENEALOGY.  i  oy 

lie  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church  of  Sand- 
wich, is  connected  with  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  an 
American  citizen,  which  he  considers  a  greater  "  honor 
than  to  have  been  a  Roman."  He  has  a  photo  of  the  Gurley 
"  Coat  of  Arms,"  which  was  presented  to  him  by  one  of  the 
Gurleys  while  on  a  business  trip  to  Caliope,  Iowa,  which  he 
prizes  very  highly.  He  is  a  strong  advocate  for  Proliibi- 
tion,  and  that  the  only  way  to  solve  the  great  social  question 
of  the  day  is  to  grant  unto  women  equal  rights  in  the  eyes 
of  the  law. 


260. 

EDWIN  HICKEY  GURLEY,  of  Calpella,  Cal.,  for- 
merly of  Lamoni,  Iowa,  and  Sandwich,  111.,  was  married  to 
Almira  Marietta  Sloat,  April  3,  1878,  daughter  of  Jonas  W. 
and  Lois  Elvira  (Bissell)  Sloat  of  Alvan,  111,  formerly  of 
Mantua,  Portage  Co.,  Ohio. 

Children  of  Edwin  H.  Gurley  and  Almira  M.  Sloat,  his 
wife: 

461.  Lois  Margaret,  born  May  31,  1S79;  died  June  17,  18S0. 

462.  John  Edwin,  "    Jan.  21,  1S82. 

463.  Samuel  Harley,  "    Nov.  2S,  1883. 

464.  GoLDiE,  "     Dec.    II,  18S6. 

465.  Paul  Sloat,  "    Sept.  21,  1888. 

Mr.  Edwin  Hickey  Gurley  was  born  in  the  township  of 
Walwick,  Lafayette  Co.,  Wisconsin,  April  10,  1852.  When 
at  the  age  of  six  years,  his  parents  moved  to  Illionois,  near 
Galesburg,  and  afterwards  to  Sandwich,  in  the  same  state, 
where  he  attended  the  common  school,  completing  his  edu- 
cation at  the  high  school  at  Galesburg,  111. 

In  1873  lie  went  to  Nevada,  and  returned  in  1875  to  his 
home  in  Sandwich,  111.,  but  soon  went  to  Decatur  Co.,  Iowa, 
where  he  made  a  profession  of  religion.  Here  he  followed 
school  teaching  winters  and  worked  at  farming  summers. 

Mr.  Gurley  was  ordained  a  minister  for  Christ  in  1878, 
and  preached  Sundays.  In  1881  he  was  ordained  an  elder, 
and  went  to  Ontario,  and  afterwards  labored  in  Michigan, 
Chatham,  London,  and  Corinth. 

Mr.  Gurley  has  been  employed  by  several  different  firms 
as  salesman  in  Lamoni,  Iowa,  and  King  City,  Missouri,  all 
of  whom  he  served  with  much  credit. 


15^ 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


Mr.  Gurley  made  Decatur  Co.,  Iowa,  his  home  from  1875 
to  1889.  He  then  moved  with  his  family  to  Calpeha,  Men- 
docino Co.,  CaHfornia,  and  soon  engaged  in  the  mercantile 
business  for  himself,  where  he  now  resides  (1896),  carrying 
on  a  good  business,  and,  in  connection  with  his  mercantile 
business,  he  also  preaches  the  "  Gospel  of  Christ  "  Sun- 
days, for  which  he  does  without  any  stipulated  price,  be- 
lievine  it  to  be  his  duty  to  Christ  and  to  mankind. 


262. 

SARAH  STEELE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Uriah  B. 
and  Phila  P.  (Barrows)  Gurley  of  Deansville,  N.  Y.  She 
taught  school  when  quite  young,  and  by  too  close  atten- 
tion to  her  studies  and  poor  health,  she  became  insane  at 
the  age  of  seventeen  years,  of  which  she  never  recovered. 

She  was  taken  care  of  in  her  father's  family  until  she  died, 
Dec.  14,  1870,  age  43  years. 


CLARISSA  A.  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Uriah  B.  and 
Phila  P.  (Barrows)  Gurley  of  Deansville,  N.  Y.,  married 
Jabez  Edgerton  Buell  of  Lee,  afterwards  of  Clyde,  in  the 
same  state,  Feb.  2,  1853. 

Mr.  Jabez  E.  Buell  died  Feb.  13,  1894,  aged  71  years. 

(His  widow.  Mrs.  C.  A.  Buell,  is  still  living,  1896.) 

Children  of  Jabez  E.  Buell  and  Clarissa  A.  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Charles,  born  Nov.  14,  1853;  died  Feb.  3,  1S54. 

Frank  Herbert,  "     Feb.  20,  1855  ;  died  Aug.  23,  1S62. 

Carrie  Annette,  "     May  23,  1857. 

Mary  Etta,  "     Sept.  19,  1S59. 

George  Frederick,  "     July   18,  1S63. 

Mr.  Jabez  E.  Buell,  occupation,  farming. 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.       i^q 

265. 

HENRY  C.  GURLEY,  of  DeansviUe,  N.  Y.,  formerly  of 
Lee,  Oneida  Co.,  in  the  same  State,  was  married  to  Amy 
Pearce  Hurd,  Oct.  27,  1858,  daughter  of  Jairus  and  Eunice 
E.  (Dodge)  Hurd  of  Paris,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Henry  C.  Gurley  and  Amy  P.  Hurd,  his  wife: 

466.  Ada  Phila,  born  July   4,    1S60. 

467.  Hattie  Eunice,  "      Sept.  13, 1862;  died  Oct.  12,  1S65. 

468.  Jairus  Farington,      "     Mar.  17,  1864. 

469.  Harvey  Henry,  "     Aug.  21,  1870;  died  Jan.  22,  1872. 

470.  Lena  May,  "     Oct.  iS,  1873;  died  Jan.  26,  1S76. 

Mr.  Henry  C.  Gurley,  occupation,  fruit-growing,  hop- 
raising,  and  general  farming. 


267. 

GEORGE  GURLEY,  of  Hamilton,  Missouri,  formerly  of 
Lee,  OiTeida  Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Sarah  E.  Raymer, 
daughter  of  Henry  L.  Raymer  of  Lyons,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  29, 
1868. 

Mr.  George  Gurley  died  Feb.  28,  1887,  age  47  years. 

(His  widow,  Mrs.  Sarah  E.  Gurley,  is  still  living,  1896.) 

Children  of  George  Gurley  and  Sarah  E.  Raymer,  his  wife: 

471.  Charles  Artemas,  born  July  lo,  1869;  single  (1893). 

472.  Edwin  Forest,  "     Aug.  5,  1S76;      "  " 

473.  Willie  Raymer,  "     Mar.  19, 1880. 

474.  Clarence  Judson,        "    Oct.  15,  1883. 

Mr.  George  Gurley,  occupation,  farming  and  stock-rais- 
ing. 


268. 

ELLEN  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Uriah  B.  and  Phila  P. 
(Barrows)  Gurley  of  DeansviUe,  N.  Y.,  married  Franklin 
Vroman  of  Lee,  Oneida  Co.,  in  the  same  state,  Oct.  26,  1864. 

Mrs.  Ellen  Vroman  died  June  24,  1866,  age  23  years. 

Children  of  Franklin  Vroman  and  Ellen  Gurley,  his  wife, 
one  only: 

Ellen,  born  April  12,  1866,  in  the  town  of  Marshall,  N.  Y. 


I40  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Ellen  Vroman  was  brought  up  and  educated  by  her  aunt, 
Clarissa  A.  Buell,  by  request  of  her  mother  the  day  before 
she  died,  which  was  a  great  deed  of  kindness  on  the  part  of 
Mrs.  Buell.  "  Blessed. are  they  who  do  such  deeds  of  kind- 
ness." 


269. 

ANNA  ELIZA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Uriah  B.  and 
Phila  P.  (Barrows)  Gurley  of  Deansville,  N.  Y.,  married 
Benedict  Saleman  of  Rome,  afterwards  of  Lyons,  in  the 
same  state,  Nov.  7,  1866. 

Children  of  Benedict  Saleman  and  Anna  E.  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Charles  Edwin,    born  Dec.    8,  i86S  ;  died  Sept.  24,  1890. 
Frank  Benedict,     "     July  20,  1871. 
George  Henry,        "     Feb.  27,  1876. 

Mr.  Benedict  Saleman,  occupation,  farming. 

Mr.  Benedict  Saleman  was  a  volunteer  in  the  late  rebellion. 
He  was  in  the  15th  Reg.  of  N.  Y.  Eng.  Vol.,  and  was  en- 
roUed  on  the  15th  day  of  September,  1864,  to  serve  one  year 
or  during  the  war;  he  was  discharged  from  service  at  the 
close  of  the  war  in  July,  1865. 

From  the  time  of  enlistment  they  were  stationed  between 
City  Point  and  Petersburg,  Va.  He  was  in  the  front  at 
the  evacuation  of  Petersburg,  Va.,  and  helped  to  build  two 
bridges  across  the  Appomattox  River  for  the  army  to  follow 
Gen.  Lee,  and  at  that  time  got  disabled,  whereby  he  now 
draws  a  pension  of  $24  per  month  for  his  disability  and  his 
faithful  services  for  his  countrv. ' 


271. 

MARTPIA  MELISSA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  George 
and  Sarah  M.  (Dimock)  Gurley  (his  first  wife)  of  Pulaski, 
N.  Y.,  married  Hendrich  H.  Read  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  for- 
merly of  Pulaski,  N.  Y..  Nov.  12,  1867. 

No  children. 

Mr.  Hendrich  H.  Read  is  engaged  in  paper  manufactur- 
ing. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  141 

272. 

MARY  ROSE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  George  and  So- 
phia A.  (Dimock)  Gurley  (his  2d  wife)  of  Pulaski,  N.  Y., 
married  Reuben  Johnson  of  the  same  town,  May  28,  1862. 

Mr.  Reuben  Johnson  died 

Children  of  Reuben  Johnson  and  Mary  R.  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Charles  Edward,  born  Nov.  21,  1863. 
Frank  Dimock,      "      Mar.  31,  1866. 

Mr.  Reuben  Johnson  was  a  miller,  and  died  by  an  acci- 
dent in  a  mill  at  Minneapolis,  Minn. 


273- 

CHARLES  DIMOCK  GURLEY,  of  Denver,  Col.,  for- 
merly of  Pulaski,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Harriet  Bowers  of 
Chicago,  111.,  April  11,  1871. 

No  children. 


27^. 

RODERICK.  ARTEMAS  GURLEY,  of  Denver,  Col., 
formerly  of  Pulaski,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Leann  O.  King  of 
Denver,  Col.,  March  17,  1882. 

She  cHed  in  New  York  city  Jan.  21,  1883. 

Subsequently  married  Lenon  A.  Truitt  of  Denver,  Col., 
Jan.  7,  T892. 

Children  of  Roderick  A.  Gurley  and  Lenon  A.  Truitt, 
his  — •  wife: 

475.  Roderick  Truitt,  born    ,  1S92. 

476.  DoRRis,  "      Nov.  17,  1S94. 


281. 

ELIZABETH  GRISWOLD  GURLEY,  daughter  of 
Charles  Artcmas  and  Ellen  (Gurley)  Gurley  of  Pulaski,  N. 
Y.,  married  George  Woodbridge  Merrow  of  Mansfield, 
Conn.,  Feb.  i,  1883. 


142  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Children  of  George  W.  Merrow  and  Elizabeth  G.  Giirley, 
his  wife: 

Pauline,  born  Nov.  5,  18S3. 

Paul  Gurley,  "     Dec.  30,  18S4. 

John  Griswold  Gurley,  "     Aug.    2,  1886. 

Joseph  Batten,  |S       "     July  20,  1887. 


Charles  Artemas  Gurley,  j  ^       "       "       "       "     ;  died  in  infancy. 

Ellen  Elizabeth,  "  Feb.  11,  18S9. 

George  Woodbridge,  "  Oct.    16,  1891. 

Oliver  Wolcott,  "  Sept.  17,  1894. 

Harriet,  "  Sept.  28,  1896. 

Mr.  George  W.  Merrow  resides  in  Hartford,  Conn.  (1897), 
and  is  in  company  with  his  brother,  Mr.  Joseph  Merrow,  in 
manufacturing  business. 


282. 

ELIZABETH  ANN  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jacob  B. 
Gurley  and  Ann  Clark  (his  1st  wife),  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
married  Ebenezer  Storrs  Capen  of  the  same  town,  Oct.  18, 
1854,  afterwards  of  Worcester,  Mass. 

Children  of  E.  Storrs  Capen  and  Elizabeth  Ann  Gurley, 
his  wife,  one  onlv: 

Laura  Elizabeth,  born  Feb.  15,  1867  ;  single  (1895). 

Mr.  E.  Storrs  Capen  is  a  machinist  by  trade,  and  resides 
in  Worcester,  Mass. 


284. 

HARRIET  JENNETTE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jacob 
B.  Gurley  and  Ann  Clark  (his  ist  wife)  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
married  Levi  Augustus  Hall  of  the  same  town,  March  22, 

1854. 

They  have  no  children. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hall  reside  at  Spring  Hill,  town  of  Mans- 
field, Conn.,  1895. 

Mr.  Levi  A.  Hall  was  formerly  a  merchant  of  Mansfield 
and  Coventry,  Conn. 


THE   GURLEY    FAiMILY    GENEALOGY.  140 

285. 

JACOB  BAKER  GURLEY,  JR.  We  have  no  reliable 
information  of  him,  but  said  to  be  married,  has  children, 
and  lived  in  Massachusetts. 


288. 

JOHN  BLAKE  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  enlisted 
in  the  ist  Conn.  Cavalry  at  Hartford,  Aug.  12,  1862,  for  three 
years,  and  was  discharged  by  General  Order  No.  83  of  the 
War  Department  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  June  3,  1865. 

He  afterwards  enlisted  in  the  United  States  Cavalry  for 
five  years,  and  was  discharged  Nov.  25,  1875  (cause  of  dis- 
charge, expiration  of  the  five  years),  at  Cheyenne,  W.  T. 
In  these  two  enlistments  he  served  as  a  private. 

He  then  enlisted  Feb.  9,  1876,  to  serve  five  years.  He 
was  Sergeant-Major  of  the  ist  Reg.  of  U.  S.  Cavalry,  and 
was  discharged  at  expiration  of  service  at  Walla  Walla, 
Washington  Territory,  Feb.  8,  1881. 

Maj.  John  B.  Gurley  died  at  Pitkin,  Colorado,'  June  i, 
1887,  age  45  years,  unmarried.  He  was  buried  by  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  to  which  he  belonged.  "  He 
served  his  country  well." 


29a. 

JULIA  ANN  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  R.  Gur- 
ley of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  twice  married :  ist.  To  Joshua 
Bradley  Bosworth  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  March  12,  1848. 

He  met  his  death  Aug.  6,  1851,  at  the  age  of  29  years,  by 
the  seat  of  his  wagon  tipping  over  backwards,  and  his  strik- 
ing on  the  back  of  his  head  and  breaking  the  spine  of  his 
neck,  on  going  up  the  long  hill  between  Rockville  and  Tol- 
land, Conn. 

2d  marriage,  to  George  W.  Nason  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
Sept.  23,  1853. 

Mr.  George  W.  Nason  died  of  consumption,  Feb.  16. 
1880,  age  55  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Julia  Ann  Nason  (alias  Bosworth),  died 
Jan.  10,  t88t,  of  consumption,  age  51  years. 


144  ^^^   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Children  by  ist  husband:    None. 

Children  of  George  W.  Nason  and  Julia  Ann   (Gurley) 
Bosworth,  his  wife: 

Agnes  Lillian,    born  Oct.  23,  1S54;  died  Sept.    2,  1859. 

Orian  Bradley,       "     Mar.  14,  i860. 

Frank  Gurley,       "     Sept.  3,  1862;  died  Mar.  30,  1884. 


291. 

ANDREW  JACKSON  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
was  married  to  Rachel  Tifift,  daughter  of  Sanford  B.  TifTt  of 
the  same  town,  Jan.  5,   1866. 

Children  of  Andrew  J.  Gurley  and  Rachel  Tifft,  his  wife: 

477.  Ella  Jennette,  born  Jan.  21,  1873. 

478.  Emma  Tifft,  "    June  6,  1875. 

Mr.  Andrew  J.  Gurley,  occupation,  bookkeeping  and 
street  light  contractor.  He  retired  from  business  about 
1890. 


293. 

ALBERT  EBENEZER  GURLEY,  of  Willimantic, 
Conn.,  formerly  of  Mansfield,  in  the  same  state,  was  twice 
married:  ist.  To  Adaline  L.  Y.  Abell,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam E.  Abell  of  Lebanon,  Conn.,  March  6.  i860.  She  died 
of  consumption  June  15,  1876,  age  33  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Charlotte  Elizabeth  Barrows,  daughter 
of  Reuben  P.  Barrows  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  Aug.  9,  1876. 

Children  of  Albert  E.  Gurley  and  Adaline  L.  Y.  Abell, 
his  1st  wife: 

479.  Mary  Ella,  born  Oct.  26,  i860. 

480.  Orville  William,      "      July  22,  1862. 

Children  of  Albert  E.  Gurley  and  Charlotte  E.  Barrows, 
his  2d  wife: 

481.  Gracie  Barrows,  born  Feb.  28,  1878. 
4S2.  Flora  Belle,  "  Sept.  15,  1882. 
483.  Nellie  May,  "  July  13,  1884. 
4S4.  George  Harrison,  "     Feb.   26,   i88g. 


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THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  145 

Albert  Ebenezer  Gurley  was  born  in  Mansfield,  Tolland 
Co.,  Conn.,  April  15,  1838,  received  his  education  in  the 
common  schools  oi  the  town,  and  Wilbraham  Academy,  at 
Wilbraham,  Mass.,  and  when  not  attending  school  in  early 
life,  was  engaged  most  of  the  time  in  the  silk  mill  of  P.  W. 
Turner  &  Co.,  where  the  manufacturing  of  sewing  silk, 
twist,  etc.,  was  extensively  carried  on.  At  the  age  of  18 
years  I  took  a  trip  West,  stopping  a  few  months  in  Wyom- 
ing and  Genesee  Counties,  N.  Y.,  then  going  to  Wiscon- 
sin, where  I  was  engaged  on  a  railroad  starting  at  Warren, 
111.,  and  terminating  at  that  time  at  Mineral  Point  City, 
Wis.,  working  at  laying  track  and  civil  engineering  for  one 
year,  then  going  to  Iowa,  where  I  worked  at  railroading  a 
few  months,  at  that  time  running  from  Keokuk  to  Bentons- 
port  (1858),  and  during  the  winter  of  1858-9  worked  in  a 
hotel  at  Lawrence,  near  Farmington.  In  the  spring  of 
1859  I  went  down  into  Missouri,  and  during  the  summer 
was  bookkeeper  for  a  steam  saw-mill  on  the  Missouri  River, 
near  Waverly,  and  returned  home  to  Mansfield,  Conn.,  in 
the  fall,  and  soon  after  went  to  work  for  P.  W.  Turner  as 
overseer  in  his  silk  mill  at  Turnerville  (Hebron),  Conn., 
where  I  remained  for  eighteen  months.  During  this  time 
I  was  married. 

I  then  moved  (in  the  spring  of  1861),  with  my  family,  to 
the  town  of  Harrison,  Calumet  Co.,  Wis.,  where  I  tried 
farming.  After  living  there  about  two  and  one-half  years, 
I  gave  up  farming  there  and  moved  with  my  family  to  Den- 
mark, Lee  Co.,  Iowa,  taught  school  during  the  winter,  then 
moved  with  my  family  back  to  Connecticut,  and  purchased  a 
farm  in  Lebanon,  where  I  carried  on  farming  for  about 
eighteen  months,  then  sold  it  and  moved  to  Mansfield,  where 
I  started  a  silk  mill  at  Mansfield  (Hollow)  for  Mr.  Morton  of 
Boston;  he  soon  sold  out  to  Bottom,  Swift  &  Co..  After 
remaining  in  their  employ  for  about  18  months  I  moved 
witli  my  family  back  to  Lebanon,  where  I  engaged  in  farm- 
ing for  14  years,  then  I  sold  out,  and  moved  with  my  family 
back  to  Mansfield  (Spring  Hill),  where  I  purchased  prop- 
erty and  ran  a  grocery  store  and  post-office  a  few  years. 

In  the  winter  of  1887-8  I  took  a  trip  to  southern  California, 
stopping  at  San  Diego,  Colton,  Riverside,  and  other  places, 
returning  in  the  spring  of  1888. 

In  the  year  1889  I  purchased  a  building  lot  in  Willimantic, 
10 


146  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

Conn.,  and  built  the  residence  where  I  now  reside,  retiring 
from  all  public  business,  except  this  g-enealogy  work,  which 
I  am  now  engaged  in  (1897). 


294. 

MARY  ADELAIDE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Ebenezer 
R.  and  Julia  Ann  (Gardiner)  Gurley  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
married  Ralph  Wright  Storrs  of  the  same  town,  Nov.  26, 
1861. 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Storrs  died  of  consumption,  Nov.  19,  1896, 
age  55  years. 

Children  of  Ralph  W.  Storrs  and  Mary  A.  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Eckley  Raynor,  born  Oct.  19,  1866. 
Lewellyn  Jennings,  "  May  22,  1S6S. 
Marion,  "     Aug.  3,  1874. 

Judge  Ralph  W.  Storrs,  son  of  Edwin  and  Laura  (Wright) 
Storrs  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  born  July  14,  1839.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  the  town. 
He  was  a  nine-months  volunteer  in  the  22d  Conn.,  in  the 
late  rebellion;  since  that  time  he  has  been  extensively  en- 
gaged in  farming,  until  within  a  few  years,  he  gave  it  into 
the  management  of  his  son,  Lewellyn  J.  Storrs. 

Judge  Storrs  has  represented  his  town  in  the  Legislature, 
and  has  held  every  important  oi^ce  within  the  gift  of  tlie 
town,  holding  the  ofifice  of  town  clerk  for  sixteen  years,  and 
the  ofifice  of  judge  of  probate  for  nearly  the  same  length  of 
time,  which  ofifice  he  now  holds  (1896),  and  is  re-elected  for 
another  term. 


300. 

WILLIAM  GURLEY,  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to 
Maria  Ruth  Kenney,  daughter  of  Cyrus  and  Lydia  (Thomp- 
son) Kenney  of  the  same  town,  June  24,  1847. 

Mr.  William  Gurley  died  Jan.  10,  1887,  age  65  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Maria  R.  Gurley,  died  Feb.  17.  1894, 
age  67  years. 


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THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  .  147 

Children  of  William  Gurley  and  Maria  R.  Kcnncy,  his 
wife: 

485.  Claka  Augusta,  born  June     2,  1849. 

486.  Esther  Makia,      "     Feb.    S,    1853. 

487.  William,  "     May  20,    1855 ;  died  in  infancy. 

488.  Lewls  Warren,     "     Sept.  16,1857;  single. 

489.  Mary  Miller,        "    Jan.    4,    i860. 

William  Gurley  was  born  in  the  city  of  Troy,  N.  Y., 
March  16,  1821,  and  was  educated  in  the  private  schools 
until  he  entered  the  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute,  then, 
as  now,  an  excellent  scientific  school,  from  which  he 
graduated  with  high  credit  in  1839. 

After  following  the  business  of  a  surveyor  for  some  years 
he  turned  his  attention  to  the  manufacture  of  the  instru- 
ments, with  whose  use  he  was  familiar,  learning  the  business 
in  the  shop  of  Mr.  Oscar  Hanks  in  the  city  of  Troy,  and  soon 
became  master  of  the  business.  After  five  years'  preparation 
he  entered  into  partnership  with  Mr.  Jonas  H.  Phelps,  in 
the  year  1845,  conducting  the  same  business  in  a  larger  way 
for  the  next  seven  years,  when  the  firm  was  changed  l)y  the 
withdrawal  of  Mr.  Phelps,  and  the  accession  of  his  younger 
brother,  Lewis  E.  Gurley. 

The  new  firm,  W.  &  L.  E.  Gurley,  were  for  nearly  thirty- 
five  years  actively  engaged  in  the  same  line,  finding  an  ever- 
widening  circle  of  customers  in  almost  every  part  of  the 
world,  and  the  same  name  is  still  maintained,  though  the 
senior  partner  has  long  since  passed  away. 

Mr.  Gurley  was  ever  active  in  all  enterprises  which  tended 
in  his  opinion  to  increase  the  welfare  and  prosperity  of  his 
native  place,  and  a  few  years  of  his  mature  life  passed  free 
from  the  cares  of  public  office  in  educational  and  religious 
institutions. 

His  views  of  political  questions  were  clear  and  positive, 
and  yet  he  always  refused  to  seek  any  of^ce  until  constrained 
by  the  wishes  of  his  best  friends  and  the  conviction  of  his 
duty  as  a  citizen.  He  served  as  alderman  of  his  native  ward 
for  four  years,  and  as  fire  commissioner  for  twice  as  long, 
inaugurating  the  greatly  improved  system,  now  so  gencrallv 
approved  in  all  our  larger  cities. 

In  November,  1866,  after  a  spirited  canvass,  he  was  elected 
member  of  Assembly  for  the  city  of  Troy,  and  gave  to  his 


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THE    GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 


position  the  same  devotion  as  to  other  places  of  pnbHc  trust, 
Init  gladly  retiring  at  the  end  of  his  term  to  the  sweets  of 
domestic  life. 

He  served  on  commissions  appointed  by  the  United  States 
Government  on  the  selection  of  meters,  and  for  securing 
a  site  for  the  public  building  in  Troy. 

His  warm  interest  in  education  led  him  to  take  an  active 
part  in  the  preservation  and  prosperity  of  the  Troy  Female 
Seminary  School,  in  the  cause  of  the  higher  education  of 
American  women,  and  probably  no  single  achievement  of 
his  life  gave  him  greater  satisfaction  than  the  successful 
accomplishment  of  this  great  work. 

He  was  also  warmly  interested  in  the  success  and  progress 
of  the  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  School,  being  long  a  mem- 
ber of  its  board  of  trustees,  and  vice-president  at  the  time 
of  his  decease. 

A  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  he  gave  freely  of  his 
time  and  means  to  not  only  his  own  church,  but  to  eveiy 
religious  and  charitable  enterprise. 

His  domestic  life  was  an  ideal  one;  his  home  was  always 
the  center  of  his  highest  enjoyment,  and  happy  were  they 
who  were  permitted  to  enjoy  its  hospitalities. 

Mr.  Gurley  had  to  an  unusual  degree  the  confidence  and 
respect  of  the  whole  community,  and  was  ever  ready  to  aid 
by  his  wise  counsel  and  substantial  aid  those  whom  he 
deemed  worthy  his  encouragement. 

The  first  impairment  of  his  general  health  was  caused  by 
his  being  thrown  from  a  sleigh  in  February.  1884.  when  he 
wvis  dragged  some  distance  on  the  icy  ground,  sustaining 
severe  injuries  in  his  head,  from  which  he  never  recovered. 

In  T885  he  had  a  dangerous  attack  of  pneumonia,  and, 
l^arely  rallying  from  it,  spent  the  rest  of  the  year  in  g-reatcr 
quiet,  making  a  journey  to  Nassau  and  Cuba  in  the  spring  of 
1886,  from  which  he  greatly  profited.  Notwithstanding  his 
apparent  restoration  to  health,  he  was  taken  seriously  ill  on 
Dec.  i6th.  and  though  attended  by  the  most  skillful  i^hysi- 
cians,  gradually  failed  in  strength  until,  at  midnight,  Mon- 
day, Jan.  TO,  T887,  he  quietly  and  painlessly  passed  away. 


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302. 

LEWIS  EPHRAIM  GURLEY,  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  was 
twice  married:  ist.  To  Olive  E.  Barnes,  daughter  of  Je- 
dediah  P.  and  Betsey  (Eldridge)  Barnes  of  Brunswick,  in 
the  same  state,  Oct.  28,  1858. 

She  died  July  30,  1874,  age  39  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Anna  Louisa  Brown,  daughter  of  Rev. 
WilHam  and  Louisa  E.  (Wright)  Brown  of  Newport,  N. 
Y.,  Aug.  21,  1878. 

Mr.  Lewis  E.  Gurley  died  May  18.  1897,  aged  70  years. 

Children  of  Lewis  E.  Gurley  and  Olive  E.  Barnes,  his  ist 
wife : 

490.  William  Frank,  born  June  ii,  iS6o. 

491-  Grace  Emma,         "     Oct.  31,  1S62. 

492-  Alice,  "      June  lo,  1865;  died  Aug.  i,  1867. 

493-  Robert,  "      July  31,  1S71  ;  died  July  25,  1872. 

Children  of  Lewis  E.  Gurley  and  A.  Louisa  Brown,  his 
2d  wife: 

494.     Mary  Louisa,  born  Jan.  19,  1880. 
495-     Edith  Brown,    "      July   3,    1883. 

LEWIS  E.  GURLEY. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  Dec. 
30,  1826,  and  received  his  early  education  in  the  best  private 
schools  of  the  city. 

He  was  a  diligent  student  and  ardently  desiring  a  thor- 
ough intellectual  training,  pursued  the  course  of  "scientific 
study  in  the  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute,  and  in  1847 
entered  Union  College,  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  where  he 
graduated  with  credit  in  185 1. 

He  had  previously  learned  the  business  of  an  instrument- 
maker  in  the  shop  of  Jonas  H.  Phelps,  later  of  Phelps  and 
Gurley,  and  largely  supported  himself  while  in  college  by 
working  at  his  trade  on  Saturdays  and  during  the  vacations. 

In  February,  1852,  on  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Phelps, 
with  his  elder  brother,  William,  he  formed  a  copartnership 
for  the  manufacture  of  surveyors'  instruments,  and  thus  be- 
gan a  delightful  association  not  only  in  business,  but  in  all 
benevolent  work  in  which  the  brothers  were  most  happily 
united,  until  the  death  of  William  Gurley,  in  January.  1887. 

Mr.  Gurley  was  elected  a  school  commissioner  in  1855, 


ISO 


THE    GURLliV    1-AMiLY    GENEALOGY. 


and  gave  nuicli  time  and  thought  to  the  improvement  of 
the  pubhc  schools  ot  his  native  city,  for  twelve  successive 
years,  being  also  president  of  the  board  in  his  last  term  of 
service.  Subsequently  he  became  deeply  interested  in  the 
eftort  his  brother  and  others  were  making  to  save  and  per- 
petuate the  Emma  Willard  Seminary,  a  pioneer  school  in 
the  education  of  American  girls,  and  especially  endeared  to 
the  brothers  as  the  institution  in  which  their  own  sister, 
Clarissa,  had  received  her  education,  and  which  they  felt 
to  be  an  essential  element  in  the  culture  of  other  girls  in  the 
city  of  their  love  and  home. 

After  the  purchase  of  the  Seminary  it  was  continued  for 
twentv  vears  as  a  successful  dav  school,  but  labored  under 
the  disadvantage  of  being  located  in  an  old  and  decayed 
building,  forbidding  a  further  growth. 

Mr.  Gurley,  therefore,  conceived  the  design  of  a  modern 
structure,  which  should  not  only  serve  as  a  house  for  the 
school,  but  also  for  a  memorial  of  his  deceased  sister  and 
brother.  The  result  was  the  erection  of  a  beautiful  building 
of  granite,  with  brown  stone  trimmings,  completed  in  1890, 
and  ai)propriately  inscribed  as  the  Gurley  Memorial  Hall. 

To  the  dedication,  on  June  5,  1891,  came  the  old  graduates 
of  the  school  to  rejoice  over  the  new  life  upon  which  it  was 
entering,  and  to  share  with  many  citizens  in  the  joy  of  the 
bright  prospects  of  the  future. 

So  great  was  the  effect  of  this  good  example  that  in  less 
than  two  years  afterwards  the  same  alumni  and  citizens 
were  again  gathered  to  celebrate  the  addition  of  two  noble 
and  costly  buildings  to  the  rapidly  growing  facilities  of  the 
school,  making  an  equipment  ahnost  unequaled  in  any  other 
part  of  the  country. 

Mr.  Gurley,  besides  being  president  of  the  Seminarv,  is 
also  a  trustee  of  Colgate  University,  and  other  institutions 
as  well,  in  different  ]~)arts  of  the  country. 

He  has  been  for  more  than  forty  years  superintendent  of 
the  Fifth  Avenue  Baptist  Sunday-school,  and  for  about 
half  that  period  president  of  the  Rensselaer  County  Sunday- 
school  Union. 

Passionately  fond  of  rural  life,  he  has  long  cultivated  a 
farm  a  few  miles  out  of  the  city,  and  has  regularlv  resided 
with  his  family  at  Sunnyhilh  his  country  home,  during  the 
summer  and  earlv  autumn,  for  over  thirtv  vears. 


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For  several  years  also  he  was  president  of  the  County 
Agricultural  Society,  and  thus  has  a  large  and  happy  circle 
of  friends  among  the  farmers  of  his  vicinity. 

At  the  death  of  his  brother,  he  was  elected  to  the  presi- 
dency of  the  Union  National  Bank  of  Troy,  which  office  he 
still  retains. 

Though  ever  enthusiastic  in  the  conduct  of  his  own  chosen 
business,  Mr.  Gurley  has  always  retained  his  love  for  the 
natural  sciences,  astronomy,  etc.,  and  finds  his  best  relaxa- 
tion in  literature,  history,  and  the  companionship  of  the  best 
authors  in  all  branches  of  learning. 

He  has  been  active  in  all  public  enterprises  and  interests 
relating  to  the  welfare  of  his  native  city,  and  is  ever  ready 
to  give  his  time  and  means  to  every  work  which  serves  to 
elevate  his  fellow  men. 

Warmly  attached  to  his  own  church,  he  has  cheerfully 
assisted  others  of  every  name  in  his  vicinity,  and  has  been 
active  and  earnest  in  the  work  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association. 

For  over  fifty  years  he  has  been  devoted  to  his  business, 
and  loves  daily  to  take  his  place  among  his  workmen  at  the 
bench,  with  whom,  his  relations  have  always  been  most  inti- 
mate and  cordial. 

Always  enjoying  social  life  and  the  sweet  companionship 
of  intimate  friends,  Mr.  Gurley  has  yet  ever  found  his  home 
the  happiest  place  in  all  the  world,  and  there  we  now  take 
our  leave  of  him  with  the  wish  that  he  may  long  be  permitted 
to  enjoy  the  closing  days  of  a  well-spent  and  busy  life. 


303. 

HARRIET  MARIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Lucius 
Gurley  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Samuel  Cross  of  the 
same  town,  Feb.  i,  1848. 

Mr.  Samuel  Cross  died  suddenly  while  going  from  his 
grist-mill  to  his  home,  Nov.  16,  1876,  age  53  years. 

Children  of  Samuel  Cross  and  Harriet  M.  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Adelaide,  born  Sept.  23,  1S49. 

George  Gurley,  "     Aug.  30,  iS^x. 

John  F.,  "     Mar.   23,  1855. 

Wilber  L.,  "     April  to,  1862. 

Agnes'M.,  "     May    5,    1864. 


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THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 


Mr.  Cross,  in  his  earl}'  life,  took  a  whaling  voyage,  but, 
on  his  return  to  Mansfiekl,  his  native  town,  he  soon  married, 
and  he,  in  company  with  his  father-in-law,  Mr.  Lucius  Gur- 
ley,  bought  the  grist,  saw,  and  shingle  mill  property  of  Mr. 
E.  R.  Gurley  at  Gurleyville  (Mansfield),  which  they  run  for 
many  years. 

Mr.  Cross,  although  cross  by  name,  was  directly  the  op- 
posite by  nature,  for  no  pleasanter  s]ioken  man  resided 
within  the  town.  His  reputation  for  honesty  as  a  miller 
was  never  questioned  or  doubted  by  any  one,  and  his  patrons 
came  for  many  miles  arountl. 

Mr.  Cross  died  suddenly  while  carrying  a  small  quantity 
of  meal  from  the  mill  to  his  home  on  November  i6,  1876. 
His  funeral  was  largely  attended,  for  his  friends  were  many; 
and  the  universal  saying  was  a  good  and  honest  man  had 
gone. 


304- 

HENRY  CHAUNCEY  GURLEY.  of  Willington, 
Conn.,  formerly  of  Eastford,  in  the  same  state,  was  married 
to  Sophia  H.  Peck,  daughter  of  James  Peck  of  Willington, 
Conn.,  Feb.  23,  1853. 

Children  of  Henry  C.  Gurley  and  Sophia  H.  Peck,  his 
wife,  one  only: 

496.     Carlos  James,  born  Sept.  12,  1S61. 

Mr.  Henry  C.  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


305. 

JULIA  MARIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Chauncey  and 
Julia  (Dunham)  Gurley  of  Chaplin,  Conn.,  married  Warren 
Allen  of  Scotland,  in  the  same  state,  January  24,  1856. 

Mrs.  Julia  Allen  died  Dec.  13,  18 — . 

Children  of  Warren  Allen  and  Julia  Gurley,  his  wife:  one 
only: 

William,  born 


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•  306. 

OLIVE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Chauncey  and  Julia 
(Dunham)  Gurley  of  ChapHn,  Conn.,  was  twice  married: 
1st.  To  Henry  M.  Dean  of  the  same  town,  May  3,  1852. 

Mr.  Henry  M.  Dean  died  July  23,  1858. 

2d  marriage,  to  Charles  T.  Sanford  of  Bloomingdale,  N. 
J-.  ,  1859. 

Mrs.  Olive  Sanford  (alias  Dean)  died  Nov.  25,  1874,  age 
42  years. 

Children  of  Henry  M.  Dean  and  Olive  Gurley,  his  wife, 
one  only: 

Ella,  born ,  1853  ;  died  Oct.  9,  1S65,  aged  12  years. 

Children  of  Charles  T.  Sanford  and  Mrs.  Olive  Gurley 
Dean,  his  wife: 

Charles  Henry,  born  Nov.  22,  1S59. 

William  Madison,       "     Dec.    10,  i860  ;  died  April  10,  1861. 

William  Burton,        "     Nov.    2,    1869. 

Mary  Ella,  "    Sept.    5,   1S71. 


307. 

ASHER  GURLEY,  of  Eastford,  Conn.,  formerly  of 
Chaplin,  in  the  same  state,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To 
Delia  M.  Bennett,  May  i,  1859. 

Divorced 

2d  marriage,  to  Eliza  A.  Edwards,  Oct.  19,  1872. 

Mrs.  Eliza  A.  Gurley  died  ,  age  42  years. 

Children  of  Asher  Gurley  and  Delia  M.  Bennett,  his  ist 
wife: 

497.  Almyr  Asher,  born  April  6,  1859;  died  July  8,  1859. 

498.  Elmer  .\sHER,     "     Aug.  11,  1S61  ;  died  Mar.  22,  1862. 

499.  Hattie  Maria,   "     Nov.  22,  1864. 

500.  Orvilla  M.,  "    June  30,  1866. 

Children  of  Asher  Gurley  and  Eliza  A.  Edwards,  his  2d 
wife: 

501.  Frank  H.,  born  Jan.  10,  1872;  died  Mar.  17,  1S72. 

502.  George  N.,  "    July  14,  1875. 

a.  Florence,  " . 

b.  Fannie,  " . 

503.  Charles,  "  Feb.  25,  1884. 

504.  James  A.,  "  June  4,  1886. 

c.  Louisa  Jennett,      " . 


154  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Mr.  Asher  Gurley  of  Chaplin,  Conn.,  enlisted  in  the  war 
oi  the  rebellion,  Jan.  4,  1862,  was  mustered  into  service  Jan. 
8,  1862;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  Jan.  i,  1864;  transferred  to 
Co.  F,  I2th  Batt.  C.  V.,  Nov.  26,  1864;  discharged  July  4, 
1865.     His  war  record  is  said  to  be  good. 


308. 

MARILLA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Chauncey  and  Julia 
(Dunham)  Gurley  of  Chaplin,  Conn.,  married  Ellsworth 
Bingham  of  South  Coventry,  in  the  same  state,  Nov.  23, 
1865. 

Mr.  Elsworth  Bingham  died  March  10.  1890,  age  51  years. 

Children  of  Elsworth  Bingham  and  Marilla  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Lottie  Estella,  born  Dec.  22,  1865. 

Franklin  Elsworth,       "     Aug.    4, . 

Clarence  Ellsworth,      "     Feb.    8,  1870. 

Mr.  Elsworth  Bingham,  occupation,  farming. 


309. 

ALVIRA  JERUSHA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Chauncey 
and  Julia  (Dunham)  Gurley  of  Chaplin,  Conn.,  was  twice 
married:  ist.  To  Silas  E.  Rindge  of  Chaplin,  Conn.,  after- 
wards of  Florence,  Mass.,  Oct.  8,  1859. 

He  died  May  11,  1880,  age  44  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  James  Hemenway  of  Williamsburg.  Mass., 
afterwards  of  Leeds,  Mass.,  May  13,  1881. 

No  children. 

Mr.  Silas  E.  Rindge,  occupation,  machinist,  making  sew- 
ing-machines. 

Mr.  James  Hemenway.  occupation,  farming. 


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155. 


311. 

FRANKLIN  EPHRAIM  GURLEY,  of  Chaplin,  Conn., 
enlisted  as  a  private,  Co.  H,  18th  Reg-.,  Conn.  Vol.,  for  three 
years,  Aug.  18,  1862.  He  was  in  the  battle  of  Winchester, 
Va.,  where  he  was  taken  prisoner  and  sent  to  Libby  Prison, 
and  was  afterwards  exchanged. 

He  was  also  in  Hunter's  raid,  and  while  in  Lynchburgh, 
Va..  he  was  taken  sick,  and  was  removed  to  Clarryville  Hos- 
pital, Cumberland,  Md.,  where  he  died,  Oct.  8,  1864,  age 
21  years.    "  He  served  well  his  country." 

(Burial,  Chaplin,  Conn.) 


312. 

PHILA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Phila 
(Allen)  Gurley  (his  ist  wife)  of  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  married 
Rev.  Alfred  Wells  of  Hamilton,  N.  Y.,  April  12,  1837. 

Rev.  Alfred  Wells  died  Feb.  13,  1875,  aged  62  years. 

(His  widow,  Mrs.  Phila  Gurley,  still  living,  1895.) 

Children  of  Rev.  Alfred  Wells  and  Phila  Gurley,  his 
wife, 'one  only: 

George,  born  Feb.  17,  1838. 

Rev.  Alfred  Wells,  occupation.  Baptist  preacher. 


315- 

MARY  LOUISA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and 
Mary  P.  (Dunham)  Gurley,  his  second  wife,  of  Morrisville, 
N.  Y.,  married  William  B.  Kellogg  of  the  same  town,  Sept. 

f;>  1847- 

Mr.  William  B.  Kellogg  died  Nov.  22,  1872,  of  consump- 
tion, age  47  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Mary  L.  Kellogg,  died  Sept.  28,  1884, 
age  56  years. 

Children  of  William  B.  Kelloog  and  Mary  Louisa  Gurley, 
his  wife: 


1^6  THE   GURLEY   FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


Ella  Louisa,  born 


Florence,        "      Feb.  9,  1852. 

Mr.  William  B.  Kellogg,  occupation,  merchant  tailor. 


316. 

GEORGE  BICKNELL  GURLEY,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
formerly  of  Morrisville,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to 
Emily  Hester  Cokefair,  Dec.  2,  1856,  daughter  of  Isaac  and 
Amanda  (La  Coste)  Cokefair  of  New  York  city. 

Mrs.  Emily  H.  Gurley  died  Nov.  26,  1892,  age  61  years. 

Children  of  George  B.  Gurley  and  Emily  H.  Cokefair,  his 
wife: 

505.  George  Bicknell,  born  May  7,   1S57  ;  died  May  20,  1859. 

506.  Josephine,  "     Mar.  21,  1S61. 

Mr.  George  B.  Gurley  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  was  born  June 
22,  1830.  In  his  early  life  he  attended  the  schools  at  Morris- 
ville, N.  Y.,  and  when  not  attending  school  assisted  his 
father  in  making  combs.  At  the  age  of  21  years  he  took  a 
situation  as  clerk  in  a  general  merchandise  store  in  Morris- 
ville, where  he  acted  as  clerk  and  deputy  post-master. 

In  1853  Mr.  Ckirley  left  Morrisville  and  went  to  New  York 
city,  where  he  engaged  as  clerk  for  F.  Curtis  &  Co.,  on 
Cedar  Street,  managed  by  Charles  and  Augustus  Storrs, 
who  soon  succeeded  to  the  business. 

In  the  breaking  out  of  the  late  Civil  War  Mr.  Gurley  en- 
gaged in  a  general  commission  and  importing  business  of 
fancy  dry  goods,  under  the  firm  name  of  Gurley  &  Currie, 
at  83  Chamber  Street,  doing  a  large  and  successful  business, 
which  they  continued  till  1867,  when  the  copartnership  was 
dissolved.  Then  Mr.  Gurley  engaged  in  a  general  com- 
mission business  at  107  Franklin  Street,  doing  a  large  and 
profitable  l)usiness  up  to  Jan.  i,  1896,  when  by  poor  health 
he  was  obliged  to  give  up  his  business,  selling  it  out  to  his 
son-in-law,  Mr.  W.  H.  Townsend,  Jr.,  and  W.  G.  Longmire. 

Mr.  Gurley  is  endowed  with  good  business  qualifications, 
and  had  the  confidence  of  those  who  were  his  patrons  in 
trade.  He  is  a  staunch  Republican,  and  believes  in  sup- 
porting the  government. 


GEORGE  l;.  GURLEY. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  157 

318. 

HARRIET  MARIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jonathan 
and  Mary  P.  (Dunham)  Gurley  (his  second  wife)  of  Morris- 
ville,  N.  Y.,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Wilhs  Shepard  of 
Smyrna,  Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  were  married  in  Carthage, 
Jasper  Co.,  Missouri,  Oct.  it,  1856. 

Mrs.  Harriet  M.  Shepard  was  divorced  from  Wilhs  Shep- 
ard in  i860. 

2d  marriage,  to  Oscar  King  of  lUififalo,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  9, 
1868. 

Children  of  Willis  Shepard  and  Harriet  M.  Gurley,  his 
wife,  one  only : 

Mary  Blanch,  born  May  13,  i860;  died  April  6,  1866. 

Mr.  Willis  Shepard,  occupation,  harness-maker. 
Mr.  Oscar  King,  occupation,  railroad  engineer. 


319 

AGNES  ELIZA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and 
Mary  P.  (Dunham)  Gurley  (his  2d  wife)  of  Morrisville,  N. 
Y.,  married  Ambrose  Mosely  of  Eaton,  in  the  same  state, 
March  3,  1858. 

Mrs.  Agnes  E.  Mosely  died  of  facial  erysipelas,  March 
14,  1887,  age  48  years. 

Children  of  Ambrose  Mosely  and  Agnes  Eliza  Gurley,  his 
wife,  one  only: 

Ella  Florence,  born  Mar.  2,  1871. 

Mr.  Ambrose  Mosely's  occupation,  farmer  and  cheese- 
maker. 


320. 

ELLEN  JENNETTE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jonathan 
and  Mary  P.  (Dunham)  Gurley  (his  2d  wife)  of  Morrisville, 
N.  Y.,  married  Prof.  Lucius  H.  Birdsey  of  Rome,  in  the 
same  state,  afterwards  of  Oneida,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  26,  1867. 


158 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


Children  of  Prof.  Lucius  H.  Birdsey  and  Ellen  J.  Gurley, 
his  wife: 

Ellen  Eva,         born  Jan.  2,  1S71  ;  died  Jan.  2,  1S71. 
.•\gnes  May,         '■     June2o,  1S72. 
Bessie  Emily,      ''     May  12,  1S76. 

Prof.  Lucius  Hawley  Birdsey  was  born  at  New  Hartford, 
Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y.,  May  14,  1822;  was  educated  first  in  the 
common  schools,  then  at  Sauquoit  Seminary,  Delancy  In- 
stitute, and  Cazenovia  Seminary,  N.  Y.,  and  has  l)cen  en- 
gaged in  teaching  since  1841;  was  13  years  professor  of 
mathematics  and  principal  of  Intermediate  Department, 
Utica  Advanced  School,  N.  Y.;  has  been  professor  of 
mathematics  and  superintendent  of  the  school  at  Saginaw 
City,  Mich.,  City  Rome,  N.  Y.,  Green  Island,  N.  Y.,  etc. 

In  1869,  at  Hamilton,  Cal.,  was  conferred  A.  M. 

THE  ORIGIN  OF  THE  NAME  OF  BIRDSEYE. 

The  name  of  Birdseye  originated  at  the  time  he  was 
knighted,  during  the  reign  of  one  of  the  Edwards,  king  of 
P'neland.  The  Birdseves  are  now  widely  scattered,  in 
nearly  all  the  northern  states,  and  Florida,  also  England  and 
China. 

The  family  have  two  or  three  different  coats  of  arms;  one 
of  these  was  engraved  on  the  silver  plate  owned  by  Lieut. 
Abel  Birdseye  and  family  to  Stratford,  al)out  1679  to  about 
1680. 

Dea.  John  Birdseye  came  from  Reading,  England,  to 
Connecticut  in  1636,  and  was  accompanied  by  two  sons. 
Joseph  and  Dea.  John  of  Stratford,  Conn.  Joseph  settled 
at  Wethersfield,  Conn;  his  daughter.  Catherine,  married 
Joseph  Hawley  of  Stratford,  Conn. 

Rev.  Nathan  Birdseye  of  Stratford  died  at  the  advanced 
age  of  103  years,  5  months,  and  20  days;  he  was  the  father 
of  12  children;  3  of  his  sons  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
War  under  Gen.  Washington.  His  youngest  child.  Sarah, 
is  ancestor  of  Prof.  Whitney  of  Yale,  and  Prof.  Whitney  of 
Harvard.  Colleges.  Her  son.  Samuel  Williston.  founded 
Williston  Seminary. 

Dinah,  the  daughter  of  Dea.  John  Birdseye.  is  ancestor 

of  Gen.  U.  S.  Grant. 


HENRY  H.  GURLEY. 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY.       i^g 

321. 

HENRY  HARRISON  GURLEY,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y., 
formerly  of  Morrisville,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to 
Helen  Louisa  Runkle,  Dec.  6,  1864,  daughter  of  Henry 
Runkle  of  Morrisville,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Henry  H.  Gurley  and  Helen  L.  Runkle,  his 
wife: 

507.  Mary  Blanche,  born  Sept.  13,  1865. 

508.  Harry  R.,  "    Aug.  14,  1S75. 

Henry  Harrison  Gurley  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  the  well- 
known  and  popular  grand  secretary  of  the  R.  T.  of  T.  for 
New  York  state,  was  born  at  Morrisville,  Madison  Co., 
N.  Y.,  July  22,  1841.  His  parents  were  Jonathan  and  Mary 
P.  Gurley,  earnest  Christian  people  and  members  of  the. 
Congregational  Church.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools 
of  his  native  town,  and  received  an  excellent  early  education. 
Lie  learned  the  machinist  trade,  and  followed  it  until  elected 
to  his  present  important  position,  since  which  he  has  de- 
voted himself  entirely  to  the  promotion  of  the  temperance 
work.  He  joined  the  G.  T.  in  boyhood,  and  took  also  a 
deep  interest  in  the  Blue  Ribbon  movement.  In  1879, 
when  the  R.  T.  movement  was  yet  in  its  infancy  in  New 
York  state,  he  became  a  member,  and  has  been  one  of  its 
prominent  and  active  supporters  ever  since.  He  has  a  well- 
earned  reputation  for  correct  business  methods  and  thor- 
oughness of  action.  In  1885  he  was  elected  to  the  import- 
ant position  of  grand  secretary,  and  his  services  have  been 
ever  since  retained.  He  is  an  official  member  of  Centenary 
M.  E.  Church  of  Syracuse.  He  is  a  Third  Party  Prohibi- 
tionist, has  been  candidate  for  mayor  of  the  city  and  county 
clerk  of  Onondaga  Co.,  on  that  party  ticket,  receiving  nearly 
6,000  votes  for  the  latter  office. 

"The  Templar"  savs  of  him:  "He  stands  among  the 
advanced  thinkers,  firmly  convinced  that  the  great  battle 
nnist  be  fought  out  on  the  line  of  legal  prohibition." 


£6o  'i'HE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

323. 

JOSEPHUS  CORNELIUS  GURLEY,  of  Stamford, 
Conn.,  formerly  of  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  was  twice  married: 

I  St.    To  Mary  C.  Holt,  daughter  of  Asa  and  Huldah 

Holt  of  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  7,  1853.  She  died  Dec. 
18,  1867,  age  35  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Mary  Edietha  Beard,  daughter  of  John 
and  Edietha  A.  (Shaw)  Beard,  formerly  of  Maidstone,  Kent, 
England,  June  16,  1869. 

Mr.  Josephus  C.  Gurley  died  May  5,  1895,  age  72  years. 

Children  of  Josephus  C.  Gurley  and  Mary  C.  Holt,  his 
I  St  wife,  one  only: 

509.  Mary  Jane,  born  May  i,  1863. 

Children  of  Josephus  C.  Gurley  and  Mary  E.  Beard,  his 
2d  wife:  _ 

510.  John  Cornelius,  born  Jan.  26,  1871 ;  died  Sept.  25,  1871. 

511.  Fred  Josephus,       "    May  19,  1873. 

512.  Frank  Beard,        "    July  23,  1876. 

Mr.  Josephus  C.  Gurley  was  for  many  years  engaged  in 
the  wholesale  and  retail  mercantile  business  in  Morrisville, 
N.  Y.,  until  he  sold  out  and  moved  to  Glenbrook,  Conn., 
where  he  engaged  in  the  florist  and  gardening  business. 


324. 

JONATHAN  FIELDS  GURLEY,  of  Hamilton,  N.  Y., 
formerly  of  Muscatine,  Iowa,  and  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was 
married  to  Eliza  C.  Kingman,  Feb.  25,  1852,  daughter  of 
Charles  and  Nancy  (Root)  Kingman,  who  were  among  the 
pioneer  settlers  of  Cortland  and  Shenango  counties,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  Jonathan  F.  Gurley  died  April  15,  1893,  age  66  years. 

Children  of  Jonathan  F.  Gurley  and  Eliza  C.  Kingman, 
his  wife: 

513.  Charles  Kingman,  born  Oct.  21,  1857. 

514.  Ellen  Cornelia,       "     Jan.  17,  1875. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  i6i 

LIFE  OF  JONATHAN  F.  GURLEY. 

Mr.  Jonathan  F.  Gurley  was  one  of  the  most  valued  and 
enterprising  business  men  of  Hamilton,  N.  Y.,  died  of 
paralysis  April  15,  1893,  age  66  years. 

Mr.  Gurley  was  formerly  a  native  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
and  at  an  early  age  developed  a  superior  business  capacity. 

About  the  year  1850  he  came  to  Hamilton,  N.  Y.,  and 
opened  a  store  for  the  sale  of  a  comprehensive  line  of  mis- 
cellaneous goods,  including  almost  everything  in  the  line 
of  foreign  and  domestic  fancy  goods,  "  Yankee  Notions," 
cutlery,  and  silverware,  books,  stationery,  etc.,  which  he 
furnished  to  the  merchants  of  this  and  adjoining  counties 
by  means  of  peddling  vehicles  which  he  kept  on  the  road. 

In  1 85 1  he  erected  a  large  and  commodious  store,  which 
he  named  "  Gothic  Hall,"  where  he  carried  on  a  large  and 
successful  trade  for  some  three  years,  when  he  disposed  of 
the  same  to  his  brother,  Josephus  C.  Gurley. 

In  the  meantime,  in  company  with  the  late  sheriff,  F.  F. 
Stevens,  he  built  and  equipped  with  fine  machinery  for  a  silk 
factory  the  large  building  on  Union  Street,  where  the  man- 
ufacture of  sewing  silk  was  carried  on  extensively  for  two  or 
three  years,  and  until  the  failure  of  the  raw  material  from 
China  rendered  the  business  unprofitable,  when  it  was  dis- 
continued. 

Subsequently  Mr.  Gurley  removed  to  Muscatine.  Iowa, 
where  he  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  for  several  years. 
y\  few  years  ago  he  w-as  stricken  with  paralvsis,  which  in- 
capacitated him  for  active  life,  and  in  1891  he  returned  to 
Hamilton  with  his  family,  where  he  has  since  resided. 

He  leaves  surviving  a  widow,  a  son,  and  daughter,  be- 
sides his  mother,  a  brother,  and  two  sisters. 


325. 

FRANCES  BICKNEL  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jose- 
phus Gurley  and  Cornelia  Royce  (his  2d  wife)  of  Mansfield, 
Conn.,  afterwards  of  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  was  twice  married: 
1st.  To  Joseph  Arnold  Wilber  of  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  May 
30,  1855.     He  died  Dec.  21,  1859,  age  33  years. 

11 


l62  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

2d  marriag^e,  to  Elisha  C.  Topliff  of  Morrisville,  N.  Y., 
March  12,  1867. 

Mr.  Elisha  C.  Tophff  (Ucd  Sept.  11,  1892,  aged  85  years. 

Children  of  Joseph  A.  Wilber  and  Frances  B.  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Ella  C,     born  July  lo,  1857;  died  Feb.  24,  1S59. 
George  C,  "     Aug.  21,  1S59. 

Children  by  2d  marriage:     None. 

Mr.  Joseph  A.  Wilber  was  a  farmer  by  occupation.  He 
met  his  death  while  living  at  Ripon,  Wis.,  where  they  moved 
to  in  1857,  by  his  horses  taking  fright;  he  was  thrown  from 
a  load  of  lumber  on  his  way  home  and  so  badly  injured  that 
after  nine  days  of  intense  suffering,  he  died,  Dec.  21,  1859, 
age  33  years. 

Mr.  Elisha  C.  ToplifT,  occupation,  furniture  dealer  and 
undertaker.  He  was  a  kind  and  affectionate  husband,  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church  for  over  fifty  years,  and 
took  a  great  interest  in  the  church  to  which  he  belonged. 
He  was  highly  honored  and  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him. 
He  departed  this  life  at  the  advanced  age  of  85  years. 

His  widow  is  still  living  in  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  1896. 


326. 

JULIA  MARANDA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Josephus 
Gurley  and  Cornelia  Royce  (his  2d  wife)  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
and  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  married  Lathrop  Stearns  Pierce  of 
Waterloo,  Mich.,  afterwards  of  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  May  6, 
1852. 

Mr.  Lathrop  S.  Pierce  went  to  Baltimore,  Md.,  with  the 
1 14th  N.  Y.  Reg.,  as  sutler's  clerk,  was  taken  sick  there, 
and  died  in  Fortress  Monroe  Nov.  27,  1862,  age  38  years. 

Buried  at  Morrisville,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Lathrop  S.  Pierce  and  Julia  M.  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

George  Earl,  born    ,    1S53  ;  died  Aug.  12,  1853. 

Hattie  Jane,      "      Sept.  27,  1858. 

Mr.  Lathrop  S.  Pierce,  occupation,  school  teaching. 
Mrs.  Julia  M.  Pierce  living,  1895. 


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327- 

EUNICE  ALMIRA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Josephus 
Gnrley  and  Cornelia  Royce  (his  2d  wife)  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
married  George  E.  Conant  of  the  same  town  April  3,  185 1. 

Mrs.  Eunice  A.  Conant  gave  birth  to  a  child,  yvdiich  died, 
and  she  soon  had  spasms  and  also  died,  Oct.  7,  1854,  at  the 
age  of  20  years. 

Mr.  George  E.  Conant,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  born 
March  20,  1820,  and  was  one  of  Mansfield's  most  promising 
and  enterprising  young  men,  whose  habits  and  principles 
were  of  the  best.  He  started  life  in  business  in  company 
with  his  brother,  Albert,  in  the  manufacturing  of  sewing 
silk  in  Gurleyvillc,  in  the  town  of  Mansfield,  where  they  car- 
ried on  the  business  for  a  few  years,  and  then  moved  their 
works  to  Atwoodville,  in  the  same  town,  where  they  carried 
on  the  business  for  a  few  years  more,  until  his  health  began 
to  fail  him,  and  he  was  obliged  to  suspend  business  for  a 
time.  He  then  went  to  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  and  started  in 
the  same  business  there.  He  had  business  which  called 
him  to  New  York  city,  and  from  there  to  Gurleyville,  Conn., 
by  which  he  took  a  cold  and  terminated  in  quick  consump- 
tion, of  which  he  died  suddenly  in  Gurleyville,  April  10, 
1856,  at  the  age  of  36  years. 

He  was  a  kbid  and  affectionate  husband,  a  good  neighbor, 
and  a  valuable  citizen. 

(Gravestones  Gurleyville  burying-ground.) 


331. 

MERRIT  GURLEY,  of  Fulton,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  was 
married  to . 

Mr.  Mcrrit  Gurley  died  about  1875,  and  is  buried  at 
Brownsville,  Jefferson  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  Merrit  Gurley  had  one  son;  last  known  of  him  he 
lived  in  Chicago,  111. 


332. 

CHARLOTTE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Ashcr  and  Han- 
nah (Rounds)  Gurley,  married . 


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164  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY 

Mrs.  Charlotte  died  at  Sand  Bank,  Oswego  Qo., 

N.  Y.,  about  1880. 


333. 

FRANKLIN  DANIEL  GURLEY,  of  Chicago.  111.,  for- 
merly of  Toledo,  Ohio,  and  Sand  Bank,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y., 
was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Sophia  Keyes,  daughter  of 
John  Keyes  of  Henderson,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  12,  i860. 

She  died  Dec.  27,  1893,  age  57  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Mrs.  Mary  B.  McCallam,  May  10,  1896. 

Mr.  Franklin  D.  Gurley  died  suddenly  at  his  home,  1302 
West  Monroe  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  April  2'^,  1897,  age  61 
years. 

No  children  by  either  marriage. 

Mr.  Franklin  D.  Gurley,  oldest  son  of  Daniel  and  Lydia 
(Rich)  Gurley  of  Danville,  111.,  was  born  at  Sand  Bank, 
town  of  Albion,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  July  24,  1835;  in  1856 
he  removed  to  Toledo,  Ohio,  where  he  became  a  merchant, 
dealing  in  hides,  leather,  etc.,  to  1874,  then  he  removed  to 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  from  there  to  Texas,  and  in  1892  re- 
moved from  Texas  to  Chicago,  111.,  and  went  into  copartner- 
ship with  his  brother,  Nahimi  Gurley,  as  "  broJ<ers  and  com- 
mission merchants." 

Mr.  F.  D.  Gurley  was  not  a  man  who  sought  political 
honors,  but  he  was  a  man  highly  esteemed  by  those  of  his 
acquaintance,  and  especially  those  with  whom  he  did  busi- 
ness, and  his  sudden  death  has  cast  a  gloom  and  regret 
over  his  many  relatives  and  friends. 

Mr.  Gurley's  secret  marriage  to  Mrs.  Mary  B.  McCallam. 
as  her  fourth  husband,  was  a  very  sad  and  unfortunate  af- 
fair. Her  first  husband,  Mr.  F.  D.  Chalfant,  she  married 
in  1866;  he  died  in  1870.  Her  second  husband,  Mr.  W. 
Arbukle,  died  June,  1874.  Her  third  husband  she  married 
in  1875;  he  died  in  1890;  his  life  was  insured  for  $8,000,  and 
was  payable  to  her,  and  she  received  the  money.  She  mar- 
ried Mr.  Franklin  D.  Gurley  in  Wisconsin,  May  lo,  T8g6. 
and  he  died  suddenly,  April  23,  1897.  His  life  was  insured 
for  $7,000,  payable  to  her,  and  she  had  also  got  a  deed  of  his 
640  acres  of  land  in  Randall  Co.,  Texas.  This  last  marriage 
was  kept  a  secret  until  after  Mr.  Gurley's  death. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  165 

Mr.  Nahum  Gurley  has  made  application  to  Judge  Ball 
to  have  his  brother's  body  exhumed,  which  has  been  done, 
and  the  matter  is  now  in  the  hands  of  the  court  for  investiga- 
tion. May,  1897.    Court  proceedings  dismissed. 


334. 

HUITT  DELAVAN  GURLEY,  of  La  Crescent,  Minn., 
was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Mary  P.  Whitney  of  Parish, 
Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  April  28,  1857. 

She  died  Oct.  8,  1888,  age  54  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Sophia  A.  Snyder  of  Marshall,  Iowa,  Aug. 
10,  1892. 

Children  of  Huitt  D.  Gurley  and  Mary  P.  Whitney,  his 

1st  wife,  one  only: 

515.  Jenny  Whitney,  born  May  20,  1858;  died  Sept.  10,  185S. 

Children  by  2d  wife,  one  only: 

516.  Delevan  Lemuel,  born  July  30,  1896. 

Mr.  Huitt  D.  Gurley's  occupation,  blacksmithing,  which 
has  been  his  principal  business  all  his  life.  He  is  patronized 
by  the  community  for  miles  around.  He  is  a  good  man  to 
joke  with,  and  can  do  well  his  part,  and  his  shop  is  where 
many  like  to  resort  and  pass  away  the  time  in  social  chat,  etc. 


336. 

NAHUM  GURLEY,  of  Chicago,  111.,  formerly  of  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  and  Sand  Bank,  town  of  Albion,  Oswego  Co., 
N.  Y..  was  married  to  Hester  R.  Trotter,  daughter  of  Rev. 
Wm.  D.  R.  Trotter,  and  granddaughter  of  the  Rev.  Peter 
Cartwright  of  the  Methodist  Church,  of  Jacksonville,  111., 
May  12,  1868. 

No  children. 

Mr.  Nahum  Gurley's  occupation :  Mr.  Nahum  Gurley  is 
in  company  with  his  brother,  Franklin  D.  Gurley,  and  are 
brokers  and  commission  merchants,  tallow,  grease,  lard, 
hides,  furs,  sheep  pelts,  and  w^ool  a  specialty.  Chicago,  111., 
1895. 


1 56  'fHE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

341- 

HARRISON  DAVID  GURLEY,  of  Adams  Center,  N. 
Y.,  formerly  of  Sand  Bank,  Oswego  Co.,  in  the  same  state, 
was  married  to  Ann  Augusta  Greene,  Dec.  5,  1861,  daugh- 
ter of  Spicer  and  Harriet  (Maxon)  Greene  of  Petersburg, 
N.  Y. 

Mrs.  Ann  A.  Gurley  died  May  12,  1893,  age  56  years. 

Children  of  Harrison  D.  Gurley  and  Ann  A.  Greene,  his 
wife,  one  only: 

517.     David  Spicer,  born  Jan.  24,  1867. 

Mr.  Harrison  D.  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


WILLIAM  FRANK  EUGENE  (REED)  GURLEY,  of 
Springfield,  111.,  son  of  Benjamin  Hall  Reed,  and  adopted 
son  of  Daniel  Gurley  of  Danville,  111.,  was  married  to  Anna 
S.  Barnes,  daughter  of  Edward  Graham  Barnes  of  Mauniee, 
Ohio,  June  17,  1880. 

No  children. 

Prof  W.  F.  E.  Gurley  is  state  geologist  of  the  state  of 
Illinois,  1896. 


342. 

ALICE  ELIZABETH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Isaac  N. 
and  Susan  (Olin)  Gurley  of  Altmar,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y., 
married  W.  Irving  Eastman  of  Orwell,  in  the  same  state, 
,  1869. 

Mr.  W.  Irving  Eastman  died  July  2,  1883. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Alice  E.  Eastman,  died  of  consumption, 
May  4,  1884,  age  38  years. 

No  children. 

Mr.  W.  Irving  Eastman,  occupation,  attorney-at-law. 


343. 

CHARLES  NAHUM  GURLEY,  of  Altmar,  Oswego 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Emma  Hydorn, 
Sept.  29,  1874,  daughter  of  Philip  and  Jane  Hydorn  of  the 
same  town. 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


167 


She  died  Aug.  24,  1876,  age  22  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Carrie  J.  Edgar,  Dec.  23,  1880,  daughter 
of  David  O.  and  Mary  (Moore)  Edgar  of  AUmar,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  Charles  N.  Gurley  died  from  over  exertion  in  cradhng 
a  piece  of  rye  July  28,  1894,  age  46  years. 

Children  of  Charles  N.  Gurley  and  Emma  Hydorn,  his  ist 
wife,  one  only: 

518.     Charles  Newton,  born  July  — ,  1S76;  died  Feb.  27,  1877. 

Children  of  Charles  N.  Gurley  and  Carrie  J.  Edgar,  his 
2d  wife: 


519 

520 
521 

522, 

523 


Mary  Alice,  born  Sept.  15, 1882. 

Charles  Newton,  "  April  8,  1884. 
David  Orlando,  "  Aug.  19,  1S88. 
Frank  Edgar,  "      June  9,    1891. 

WiLLi.s  Harrold,     "      Jan.    4,    1894. 


Mr.  Charles  N.  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


344. 

ADA  MARY  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Isaac  N.  and  Susan 
(Olin)  Gurley  of  Altmar,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  married  Mil- 
ford  Clarence  Brooks  of  (3rwell  in  the  same  state,  April  28, 
1867. 

Mrs.  Ada  M.  Brooks  died  of  consumption,  April  26,  1888, 
age  38  years. 

After  her  death  Mr.  Milford  C.  Brooks  married  Doris 
Johnston  Colwell,  Nov.  29,  1894,  daughter  of  Austin  and 
Sarah  Colwell  of  Spencer,  Tioga  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Milford  C.  Brooks  and  Ada  M.  Gurley,  his 
Tst  wife: 

Susie  Fidelia  Bredel,  born  Dec.    9,  1868. 
Newton  Charles,  "      Sept.  24,  1S78. 

Mr.  Milford  C.  Brooks,  occupation,  cheese-maker. 


346. 

GEORGE  WILLIAM  GURLEY,  of  Little  Falls,  Her- 
kimer Co.,  N.  Y.,  formerly  of  Utica,  Oneida  Co.,  in  the 


l68  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

same  state,  was  married  to  Charlotte  Esther  Gould,  Jan. 
28,  1863,  daughter  of  Worthy  L.  and  Eliza  Ann  Gould  of 
Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  George  W.  Gurley  and  Charlotte  E.  Gould, 
his  wife: 


524 

Frances  Louise, 

born  Aug 

■31 

1863. 

■iss 

George  Wortley, 

a 

Oct. 

5, 

1865;  unmarried 

526 

Edwin  Augustus, 

ii 

Nov. 

21, 

1S67. 

527 

Nelson  Royal, 

a 

Nov. 

21, 

1869. 

528 

William  James, 

(1 

Jan. 

24, 

1872. 

529 

Jessie  Laura, 

a 

Jan. 

29, 

1878. 

530 

Chester  Whipple, 

t( 

Dec. 

30, 

1881. 

531 

Clarence  Andrew, 

<i 

Oct. 

15. 

1883. 

Mr.  George  W.  Gurley  was  born  March  12,  1838,  and  the 
fore  part  of  his  life  he  worked  as  a  machinist.  Init  for  the  past 
20  years  has  been  engaged  in  the  photograph  and  portrait 
business. 


347- 

CHARLES  ANTHONY  GURLEY,  of  Toledo,  Ohio, 

formerly  of  Fredonia,  N.  Y.,  married (name 

unknown). 

Mr.  Charles  A.  Gurley  died        ,  1893,  age  53  years. 

Children  of  Charles  A.  Gurley  and  his  wife:  Three, 
names  unknown. 

Mr.  Charles  A.  Gurley  was  a  painter  by  trade. 


349. 

ELLEN  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Joel  and  Fanny  (Burt) 
Gurley  of  Troy  Grove,  La  Salle  Co.,  111.,  married  Elijah 
Williams  Hoard  of  Chicago,  111.,  Nov.  9,  1853. 

No  children. 

Mr.  Elijah  W.  Hoard  of  Oak  Park,  Cook  Co.,  Ill,  for- 
merly was  a  dealer  in  real  estate,  but  has  retired  from  busi- 
ness on  account  of  age  and  infirmities  (1897). 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  169 

351. 

JOEL  GURLEY,  of  Chicago,  III.,  formerly  of  Troy 
Grove,  was  married  to  Mary  Katherine  Hart,  daughter  of 
E.  S.  and  Angie  (Underhill)  Hart  (of  the  old  Hart  and 
Underhill  stock  in  New  York  state). 

Children  of  Joel  Gurley  and  Mary  K.  Underhill,  his  wife: 

532.  Charles  E.,  born  Dec.  17,  1S58. 

533.  Ida  B.,  "      May   7,  1870:  unmarried. 

Mr.  Joel  Gurley  was  an  early  settler  in  Chicago,  about 
1855,  but  removed  to  Washington,  D.  C,  in  the  early  part  of 
i860  to  accept  a  position  in  the  6th  auditor's  of^ce,  post- 
office  department,  which  he  resigned,  having  been  appointed 
secretary  to  John  A.  Gurley,  who  was  appointed  by  Presi- 
dent Lincoln  Governor  of  Arizona;  but  Hon.  John  A.  Gur- 
ley died  on  the  day  he  was  to  start  for  that  territory. 

Mr.  Joel  Gurley  then  returned  to  Chicago,  III,  and  en- 
gaged in  various  kinds  of  business,  finally  going  into  the 
gravel-roofing  business,  in  which  he  was  engaged  at  the 
time  of  his  death.  Like  the  rest  of  the  Gurleys,  his  reputa- 
tion for  honesty  has  never  been  questioned. 


353. 

FRANCES  SALINA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Joel  and 
Fanny  (Burt)  Gurley  of  Troy  Grove,  La  Salle  Co..  111.,  mar- 
ried Vincent  Reifsnider  of  Chicago,  111.,  Feb.  2,  1865. 

Mr.  Vincent  Reifsnider  died  May  29,  1886,  age  56  years. 

Children  of  Vincent  Reifsnider  and  Frances  S.  Gurley, 
his  wife: 

Kate  Gurley,  born  Oct.   31,  1865. 
Edson,  "      April  28,  1868. 

Fanny  Burt,    "      Oct.   23,  1870. 

Mr.  Vincent  Reifsnider,  occupation,  bookkeeping. 


lyo  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

354. 

DFXIA  SUSAN  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Hon.  John  A. 
and  Sarah  L.  (Borden)  Gvirley  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  mar- 
ried Augustus  Alexander  Bennett  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  May 
21,  1867. 

Children  of  Augustus  A.  Bennett  and  Delia  S.  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Gurley  Augustus,        born  April  19,  1868;  died  Sept.  23,  1S69. 

Bessie,  "     Mar.     7,  1870. 

Augustus  Alexander,     "     Feb.    26,  1874. 

Grace,  "     April  21,  1877;  died  Oct.  — ,  1884. 

James  Borden,  "     April  28,  1880. 


359. 

CLARA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  John  A.  and  Sarah  L. 
(Borden)  Gurley  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  married  Frank  La 
Motte  Bartholow,  Feb.  3,  1892. 

No  children. 

Mr.  F.  La  Motte  Bartholow  lives  at  Etiwanda,  Cal,  and 
has  charge  of  Mrs.  Sarah  L.  Gurley's  Orange  Grove  (1897). 


360. 

HARRY  BORDEN  GURLEY,  of  Etiwanda,  San  Ber- 
nardino Co.,  Cal.,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Caroline 
Bird  Nefif,  April  22,  1880,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  daughter  of 
William  P.  and  Narcissa  (Williams)  Neff  of  Cincinnati,  O. 

She  died  Sept.  19,  1884,  age  27  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Ethel  Whiting,  June  2,  1891,  at  Ontario, 
California,  daughter  of  George  A.  and  Lucy  (Austin)  Whit- 
ing of  Boston,  Mass. 

Children  of  Harry  B.  Gurley  and  Caroline  B.  Neff,  his 
1st  wife,  one  only: 

534.  Leonora,  born  Feb.  11,  1882. 

Children  of  Harry  B.  Gurley  and  Ethel  Whiting,  his  2d 
wife: 

535.  Leslie,  born  April  i,  1892. 

536.  John  Addison,        "    Dec.  2,  1894. 

537.  Dorothy,  "     Nov.  22, 1S96. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  171 

Mr.  Harry  B.  Gurley  was  born  Jan.  2,  1857,  near  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  and  from  1886  to  1896  was  engaged  in  raising, 
packing,  and  shipping  fruit,  in  Etiwanda,  Cal,  also  general 
merchandise  business,  and  corporation  secretary  and  treas- 
urer of  a  water  company. 


362. 

ROYAL  GURLEY,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  formerly  of 
Rootstown,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to  Henrietta  M. 
Butler,  Dec.  11,  1859,  daughter  of  William  M.  and  Isabella 
C.  Butler. 

Children  of  Royal  Gurley  and  Henrietta  M.  Butler,  his 
wife: 

538.     Emma  Lora,  born  April  — ,  1861. 

530.     Warren  Butler,     "    April  — ,  1867. 

Mr.  Royal  Gurley,  occupation,  railroad  clerk  (1896). 


363. 

CAROLINE  ESTHER  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Asher 
D.  and  Pamelia  (Judson)  Gurley  (his  ist  wife)  of  Ravenna, 
Ohio,  married  George  W.  Prindle  of  Rootstown,  in  the  same 
state,  Jan.  3,  i860. 

Children  of  George  W.  Prindle  and  Caroline  E.  Gurley, 
his  wife: 

Hiram  Asher,  born  Sept.  28,  i860. 

Belle  Esther,  "     May  28,  1S66. 

William  George,  "     Aug.  21,  1868. 

Blanch  Flora,  "     Mar.  14,  1876. 

Robert  Gurley,  "     Sept.  16,  1879. 

Mr.  George  W.  Prindle  was  born  in  Rootstown,  Ohio, 
Feb.  2}^,  1832.  Plis  occupation  is  farming  and  raising  of 
fruit.  He  resides  on  the  same  farm  where  he  was  born 
(1897). 


364. 

HENRIETTA  EVA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Asher  D. 
and  Parmela  (Judson)  Gurley  (his   ist  wife)  of  Ravenna, 


172 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


Ohio,  married  George  Alonzo  Wilder  of  St.  Paul,  Howard 
Co.,  Nebraska,  afterwards  of  Liverniore,  Cal.,  March  21, 
1876. 

Children  of  George  A.  Wilder  and  Henrietta  E.  Gurley, 
his  wife: 

Mabel  Almeda,  born  Oct.  28,  1877;  died  July  9,  1882. 
Ruth  Mary,  "      July  10,  1882. 

Hoyt  Gurley,        "      Mar.  15,  1894. 

Mr.  George  A.  Wilder,  occupation,  merchant. 


365. 

EBER  ASH  ABEL  GURLEY,  of  Marion.  Ohio,  for- 
merly of  Cleveland,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to  Mary 
A.  Lannon,  daughter  of  Patrick  and  Ellen  (Burke)  Lannon 
of  Marion,  Ohio,  June  4.  1874. 

Children  of  Eber  A.  Gurley  and  Mary  A.  Lannon,  his 
wife: 


540. 

James  0., 

born  July  24,  1875 ; 

died  Dec.  23,  1893 

541. 

Ellen  Blanche, 

"      Jan.    3,1879- 

542. 

Mary  May, 

"      April  17,1882. 

543- 

Emma  Leona, 

"      Oct.    I,  1885. 

544- 

Eber  George, 

"      Aug.  24, 1892. 

Mr.  Eber  A.  Gurley  has  been  engaged  in  railroading  ever 
since  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age;  he  first  commenced  as 
brakeman,  which  he  did  for  eight  months,  then  a  fireman 
for  two  years  and  eight  months,  was  then  promoted  to  engin- 
eer, which  position  he  has  held  for  the  past  thirty-one  years, 
and  has  been  all  the  time  engaged  on  what  is  now  the  Erie 
Railroad,  formerly  the  New  York,  Pennsylvania  &  Ohio, 
and  was  originally  the  Atlantic  &  Great  Western. 


366. 

ORVILLE  ASHER  GURLEY,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
formerly  of  Rootstown,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to 
Emma  Cain  in  Ravenna,  Ohio,  Nov.  9,  1872. 

Mr.  Orville  A.  Gurley  died  Jan.  9,  1893,  age  42  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Emma  Gurley,  living  Jan.,  1897,  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  173 

No  children. 

Mr.  Orville  A.  Gnrley  was  manager  of  the  Western  Union 
Telegraph  Co.'s  office  at  Cleveland.  Ohio. 


367. 

ELLEN  MARIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  James  O.  and 
Lucy  Maria  (Bostwick)  Gnrley  of  Wellsville  and  Rootstown, 
Ohio,  married  Nelson  Kclley  of  Wellsville,  in  the  same 
state,  ,  1873. 

Children  of  Nelson  Kelley  and  Ellen  Maria  Gnrley: 

Nettie  Maria,  born  May  11,  1875. 

Mr.  Nelson  Kelley  is  a  retired  merchant. 


368. 

ARE Y  ANN  GURLEY,  daughter  of  James  O.  and  Lucy 
Maria  (IJostwick)  Gurley  of  Wellsville  and  Rootstown, 
Ohio,  married  JM-ank  Kelley  of  Wellsville,  in  the  same  state, 
,  1881. 

Children  of  Frank  Kelley  and  Abhy  Ann  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Earla  M.,        born  Nov.  17,  1883. 
Clora  Nelson,     '•     Dec.  24,  1884. 

Mr.  Frank  Kelley,  occupation,  machinist. 


370. 

LUZETTE  ELIZA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Dr.  Orrin 

\  .  and  Ann  Elvira  (Baldwin)  Gurley  of ,  Clackamas 

Co.,  Oregon,  married  Orange  Lemon  Barbur  of , 

Dec.  5,  1855. 

Children  of  Orange  L.  Barbur  and  Luzette  E.  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Eva  May,  born  Aug.  12,  18S1  ;  died  Jan.  27,  1884. 

Silas  Clifford,  "     Dec.    26,   1884. 

Verna  Elizabeth,  "     Feb.    17,    1886. 

Nettie  Amanda.  "     Sept.    19,  1889. 

Lorena  Goldie,  "     May    19,    1892. 

Mary  Luzette,  "     April  23,  1894. 

Mr.  Orange  L.  Barbur,  occupation,  farming. 


174  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

371. 

GEORGE  ASHER  GURLEY,  of  ,  Clackamas 

Co.,  Oregon,  was  born  in  ,  Jasper  Co.,  Iowa,  was 

married  to  Jessie  Amy  Farmer,  March  19,  1891,  danghter 
of  Joseph  and  Margarette  E.  Farmer. 

Jessie  A.  Farmer  was  born  in  Clackamas  Co.,  Oregon, 
April  26,  1876. 

Children  of  George  Asher  Gurlcy  and  Jessie  A.  Farmc-r. 
his  wife: 

545.  Joseph  D.,  born  Oct.  26,  1892. 

546.  James  Orrin,         "     Feb.  25,  1894. 

Mr.  George  A.  Gurley  has  been  since  boyhood  a  lover  of 
the  farm,  devoting  his  entire  time  to  agricnltural  pursuits, 
and  he  is  a  wideawake,  enterprising  farmer  as  can  be  found 
in  Clackamas  Co.,  Oregon. 


372. 

STEPFIEN  A.   DOUGLAS  GURLEY,   of  Arlington, 

Clackamas  Co.,  Oregon,  was  born  in  ,  Jasper  Co., 

Iowa,  was  married  to  Ola  Luanna  Mack,  youngest  daugh- 
ter of  WiUiam  O.  and  Louisa  Mack,  March  3,  1891. 

Ola  L.  Mack  was  born  in  Clackamas  Co.,  Oregon,  Jan.  9, 
1864. 

Children  of  Stephen  A.  Douglas  Gurley  and  Ola  L.  Mack, 
his  wife: 

547.     Wayne  Ellsworth,  born  Dec.  6,  1895. 

Mr.  Stephen  A.  Douglas  Gurley  went  with  his  parents 
from  Jasper  Co.,  Iowa,  to  Clackamas  Co.,  Oregon.  He  be- 
gan teaching  in  the  public  schools  at  an  early  age,  served 
four  years  on  board  to  examine  teachers  as  to  their  qualifi- 
cations for  teaching;  at  the  age  of  21  years  was  president  of 
a  Blaine  and  Logan  Club;  has  spoken  in  various  campaigns. 
Studied  law,  and  in  1894  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Oregon,  and  also  has  been  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  the  state  of  Washington,  and  to  the  United  States 
Courts,  and  in  all  these  courts  he  has  a  good  practice.     He 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  175 

also  holds  a  diploma  for  the  Oregon  State  Board  of  Educa- 
tion, and  is  a  United  States  Commissioner.  He  is  located 
in  the  practice  of  law  at  Arlington,  Clackamas  Co.,  Oregon 
(1896). 


374. 

ADELAIDE  G.  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Royal  and  Han- 
nah (Hurlburt)  Gurley  of  New  York  city,  married  Allen 
Trimble  Tuttle  of  Paincsville,  Ohio,  Aug.  26,  1861. 

Mr.  Allen  T.  Tuttle  died  Nov.  5,  1895,  age  62  years. 

Children  of  Allen  T.  Tuttle  and  Adelaide  G.  Gurley,  his 
wife,  one  only: 

Cliarles  Ralph,  born  Feb.  4,  1S70. 

Mr.  Allen  T.  Tuttle,  occupation,  general  hardware  mer- 
chant and  travelinsf  salesman. 


379- 

WILLIAM  CHAMBERLIN  GURLEY,  of  Marietta, 
Ohio,  was  married  to  Catherine  Russell. 

Children  of  William  C.  Gurley  and  Catherine  Russell,  his 
wife: 

54S.  EnwiN  L.,  born  Jan.  29,  1876. 
540.  Laura  C,  "  May  16,  1878. 
550.     Norman  B.,  "     May   3,    1S90. 


380. 

DWIGHT  GURLEY,  of  South  Easton  Borough,  Pa., 
formerly  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To 
Amelia  Crane,  daughter  of  Charles  Crane  of  Mansfield, 
Conn.,  April  21,  185 1. 

She  died  June  28,  1854.  age  23  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Serenda  Kline,  daughter  of  John  and 
Christianna  (Moser)  Nlinc  of  South  Easton  Borough,  Pa., 
June  30,  1861. 


176 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


Mr.  Dwight  Gurley  died  Dec.  18,  1865,  age  38  years. 

After  his  death  his  widow  married  William  H.  Fredrick 
of  South  Easton  Borovigh,  Pa. 

Mrs.  Serenda  Fredrick  (alias  Gurley)  died  Feb.  7.  1885. 

(Dwight  Gurley  buried  Mansfield  (Spring  Hill),  Conn.) 

Children  of  Dwight  Gurley  and  Amelia  Crane,  his  ist 
wife: 

551.  Ella  Amelia,  born  April  21,  1S52. 

552.  Harriet  C,       "     April — ,  1854  ;  died  in  infancy. 

Children  of  Dwight  Gurley  and  Serenda  Kline,  his  2d 
wife,  one  only: 

553.  Orson  Fitch,  bom  May  13,  1862;  single  (1896). 

Mr.  Dwight  Gurley  was  a  school  teacher,  and  his  ability 
as  such  was  rarely  excelled,  as  the  author  of  this  history  can 
state  from  j^ersonal  experience;  he  was  also  somewhat  of  a 
musician,  and  could  well  play  the  flute.  His  character  was 
such  that  his  pupils  were  governed  more  by  love  than  by 
fear.  He  was  a  man  well  respected  by  all  who  knew  him. 
He  died  after  a  long  illness  of  consumption. 


381. 

MARY  ELLEN  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Orson  F.  Gur- 
ley of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  John  Hawkins  of  Colum- 
bia, Conn.,  May  31,  1859,  afterwards  of  Willimantic,  in  the 
same  state. 

Children  of  John  Hawkins  and  Mary  E.  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Cora  A  dell,     born  Feb.    9,  1861  ;  single. 
Mary  Lillian,    "      Sept.  24,  1862  ;  single. 

Mr.  John  Hawkins,  occupation,  clerk  in  a  clothing  store, 
Willimantic,  Conn.  (1896). 


382. 

ASHLEY  KING  GURLEY.  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  was 

twice  married:     ist.  To  Helen  E.  King,  daughter  of 

King  of  the  same  town,  Nov.  ii,  1875. 


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177 


She  died  Sept.  27,  1876,  age  24  years. 
2d  marriage,  to  Mrs.  Julia  A.   Beers,  formerly  wife  of 
Beers,  and  daughter  of  Brooks,  June  22, 


1880. 

Mrs.  Julia  A.  Gurley  (alias  Beers)  died  April  14,  1884, 
age  43  years. 

No  children  by  either  marriage. 

Mr.  Ashley  K.  Gurley,  occupation,  overseer  in  cotton  mill 
at  (Eagleville)  Mansfield,  Conn. 


383. 

STEPHEN  CLARK  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
was  married  to  Mary  L.  Popple,  daughter  of  Perry  and 
Lydia  A.  (Maine)  Popple  of  the  same  town,  Jan.  28,  1886. 

No  children. 

Mr.  S.  Clark  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


384. 

SARAH  JANE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Orson  F.  and 
Sally  (King)  Gurley  (his  2d  wife)  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  mar- 
ried Alfred  Kline  Cyphers  of  South  Easton  Borough,  Pa., 
Dec.  22,  1873. 

Children  of  Alfred  K.  Cyphers  and  Sarah  J.  Gurley,  his 
wife,  one  only: 

Inez  Emma,  born  Mar.  21,  1877. 

Prof.  A.  K.  Cyphers  of  Borough  of  South  Easton,  Pa.,  is 
a  native  of  the  same  state,  by  profession  a  school  teacher, 
also  bookkeeper  for  the  Easton  Power  Co.,  and  for  several 
years  acting  town  clerk  for  the  Borough  of  South  Easton, 
Pa.,  his  native  town. 


386. 

CAROLINE  AMELIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Ashley 
W.  Gurley  of  Springport,  Mich.,  was  thrice  married:  ist. 
To  George  W.   Seymour  of  Parma,  Jackson   Co.,   Mich., 

12 


lyS  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Aug.  12,  1849.  Mr.  George  W.  Seymour  died  Dec.  17, 
1856,  age  27  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  David  Bancroft  of  Hamilton,  Mich.,  Aug. 
30,  1858;  was  divorced  from  him  June  11,  1873. 

3d  marriage,  to  Henry  R.  Hobart  of  Buchanan,  Mich., 
June  25,  1892. 

Children  of  George  W.  Seymour  and  Caroline  A.  Gurley, 
his  wife,  one  only: 

Burt  M.,  born  Aug.  5,  1854. 

Children  of  David  Bancroft  and  Caroline  A.  Seymour: 

Mary  Luthera,  born  Aug.  21,  1865. 
Eugene,  )  S  "  July  I7.  1868. 
Daughter,      |^       "        "     18,    " 

Children  by  3d  marriage :    None. 


387. 

MARY  FITCH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Ashley  W.  Gur- 
ley of  Springport,  Mich.,  married  Joseph  Henry  Dolph  of 
Albion,  Mich.,  Oct.  2.  1853. 

Children  of  Joseph  H.  Dolph  and  Mary  F.  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Edward  Ashley,  born  July    12,  1854. 

Emma  EHzabeth,  "  April  12,  1856. 

Franklin  Eber,  "  Dec.  20,  1S57. 

Allen  Victor,  "  Jan.   27,  i860. 

Child,  "  April    4,  1862;  died  in  infancy. 

Hattie  Louise,  "  Oct.    10,  1866. 

Bernard  J.,  "  Nov.   28,  1868. 

Mr.  Joseph  H.  Dolph,  occupation,  farming. 


388. 

FRANKLIN  WARD  GURLEY,  of  Springport,  Mich., 
was  married  to  Mary  Frances  Peek,  daughter  of  Egbert 
Peek  of  Clarendon,  Calhoun  Co..  Mich.,  Nov.  17,  1881. 

Mary  Frances  Peek  was  born  Aug.  i.  1854. 

Mr.  Franklin  W.  Gurley  died  of  la  grippe  Feb.  11,  1890, 
age  54  years. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  17Q 

He  was  buried  under  masonic  honors,  with  solemn  and 
impressive  ceremonies.  He  was  a  kind  husband,  a  good 
neighbor,  a  loyal  citizen,  and  highly  respected  by  the  whole 
connnunity  where  he  dwelt. 

Children  of  Franklin  W.  Gurley  and  Mary  F.  Peek,  his 
wife: 

554.  Mabei.  Elnora,  born  Nov.  8,  1S83. 

555.  Edna  Frances,    "    July   i,  1S88. 

Mr.  Franklin  W.  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


389. 

RISPAH  ROXILANA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Ashley 
W.  Gurley  of  Springport,  Mich.,  married  Horace  Wilson  of 
Charlotte,  Eaton  Co.,  Mich.,  April  8,  i860. 

Children  of  Horace  Wilson  and  Rispah  R.  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Ida  Estella,  born  Jan.  27,  1861. 

Harriet  Adelaide,  "     May  15,  1867. 

Herbert  Newton,  "     Oct.    24,  1870. 

Mr.  Horace  Wilson,  occupation,  farming. 

Mr.  Horace  Wilson  served  in  the  last  rebellion,  lotli 
Michigan  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  out  of  service  May 
15,  1865. 


390. 

ISRAEL  ORSON  GURLEY,  of  Springport,  Mich.,  was 
married  to  Amanda  M.  Wonders,  daughter  of  Jacob  D. 
Wonders  of  Shoustown,  Allegheny  Co.,  Pa..  Oct.  22,  1865. 

Children  of  Israel  O.  Gurley  and  Amanda  M.  Wonders, 
his  wife,  one  only: 

556.     Ashley  Ward,  born  Aug.  24,  1866;  single. 

Air.  Israel  O.  Gurley,  occupation,  formerly  farming. 
Ashley  Ward  Gurley,  single,  occupation,  cashier  on  the 
Great  Northern  Railroad  in  Montana. 


l8o  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

391. 

WILLIAM  TOMPKINS  GURLEY,  of  Montgomery, 
Hillsdale  Co.,  Mich.,  formerly  of  Springport,  Mich.,  was 
married  to  Malircia  V.  Hartson,  daughter  of  Joseph  Hart- 
son,  formerly  of  Vanwort,  Ohio,  Jan.  i,  1871. 

Children  of  William  T.  Gnrley  and  Malircia  V.  Hartson, 
his  wife: 

557.  Bertha  Uranie,      born  July  15,  1874. 

558.  Caroline  Amelia,    "    June  8,  1879. 

Mr.  William  T.  Gnrley,  occupation,  cooper  and  painter. 


392. 

HARRIET  ADALINE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Ashley 
W.  Gurley  of  Springport,  Mich.,  married  William  Eugene 
Tracy  of  Ionia,  Mich.,  July  5,  1876. 

Children  of  William  E.  Tracy  and  Harriet  A.  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Mary  Amelia,  born  Oct.   16,   1877. 

Daisy  Uraina,  "  April  26,  18S0. 

William  Eugene,  "  May  24,   1882. 

Harry  Ashley,  "  May  23,  1SS4. 

Mile  Ward,  "  July    8,    1885. 

Mattie  Amanda,  "  Dec.    13,  1886. 

Frank  E.,  "  April  12,  1S8S. 

Mr.  William  E.  Tracy  is  engaged  in  the  tin  business,  and 
runs  a  line  of  tin-peddlers'  wagons  about  Springport  and 
the  adjoining  towns. 


393. 

JOHN  WARD  GURLEY,  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  was 
married  to  Rosa  Torrev,  daughter  of  Hiram  Torrey,  Oct. 
29,  1878. 

Children  of  John  Ward  Gurley  and  Rosa  Torrey,  his  wife: 

559.  Aurora  Wilkinson,  born 

560.  Helen  Torrey,  " 


THE   GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  igi 

395- 

WALTER  MORGAN  GURLEY,  of  New  Orleans,  La., 
was  married  to  Marie  White,  daughter  of  Edward  White, 
Feb.  27,  1890. 

Children  of  Walter  M.  Gurley  and  Marie  White,  his  wife: 

561.     Walter  Morgan,  born  Dec.  14,  1891. 


396. 

IDA  ROSAMOND  GURLEY.  daughter  of  John  W. 
and  Rosa  (Richards)  Gurley  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  married 
Alphonse  D.  Denis  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  March  17,  1890. 

Children  of  Alphonse  D.  Denis  and  Ida  R.  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Alphonse  Derbigny,  born  Mar.  10,  iSgi. 
Ida  Ruth,  "     Oct.    5,  1S93. 

Grace  Gurley,  "     July  14,  1895. 


408. 

RALPH  RANDOLPH  GURLEY,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
was  born  in  Davenport,  Iowa,  January  16,  1856,  married 
June  6,  1878,  Ella  Janette  Gibbon  of  Philadelphia.  Pa.,  the 
only  daughter  of  Robert  Quinton  Gibbon  and  Janette  Oliver 
Gibbon,  his  wife,  both  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Children  of  Ralph  R.  Gurley  and  Ella  J.  Gibbon,  his  wife, 
one  only : 

562.     Florence  Powell,  born  Nov.  12,  1881. 

Mr.  Ralph  R.  Gurley,  occupation,  accountant  for  the 
Guarantors'  Liability  Indemnity  Company  of  Pennsylvania, 
located  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


412. 

WILLIAM  FITZHUGH  GURLEY,  of  Omaha.  Neb., 
was  born  in  Davenport,  Iowa,  April  30,  i86r,  married  in 


l82  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

West  Washington,  D.  C,  June  12,  1890,  to  Elizabeth  S. 
Buckey,  daughter  of  Charles  A.  Buckey  of  Georgetown, 
D.  C. 

No  children. 

Mr.  William  F.  Gurley,  occupation,  lawyer. 


417. 

MATILDA  ANN  GURLEY,  daughter  of  William  Fox 
and  Olive  (Perkins)  Gurley  of  Parishville,  St.  Lawrence  Co., 
N.  Y.,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Simeon  Lewis  Gillette, 
of  Stockholm,  in  the  same  state,  Dec.  2y,  1853. 

Mr.  Simeon  L.  Gillette  died  June  24,  1879,  ^S^  5^  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Milo  Bailey  Bacon  of  Potsdam,  N.  Y., 
Aug.  25,  1 88 1. 

Mr.  Milo  B.  Bacon  died  of  paralysis  March  16,  1888, 
age  63  years. 

No  children  by  ist  or  2d  marriages. 

Mr.  Simeon  L.  Gillette,  occupation,  machinist. 

Mr.  Milo  B.  Bacon,  occupation,  farmer. 


418. 

BETSEY  OLIVE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  William  Fox 
and  Olive  (Perkins)  Gurley  of  Parishville,  N.  Y.,  married 
Elias  Dorland  Thorne  of  Plattsburg,  Clinton  Co.,  in  the  same 
state,  afterwards  of  Hillsboro,  Washington  Co.,  Oregon, 
June  22,  1854. 

Children  of  Elias  D.  Thorne  and  Betsey  O.  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

William  Elias,  born  Oct.    5,  1855. 

Olive  Elizabeth,  "    Aug.  22,  1S57  ;  died  April  3,  1859. 

Mr.  Elias  D.  Thorne  was  born  in  Plattsburg,  Clinton  Co., 
N.  Y.,  Oct.  28,  1827.  His  occupation,  contractor  and  mill- 
wright. 


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183 


419. 

WILLIAM  DENSMORE  GURLEY,  of  Potsdam,  N. 
Y.,  was  married  to  Anne  Tranesa,  Sept.  3,  1875.  daughter  of 
Alexander  and  Sofia  Relinda  Tranesa  of  the  same  town. 

Children  of  William  D.  Gurley  and  Anne  Tranesa,  his 
wife: 

563.  William  Fox,  born  Mar.    8,  1878;  died  Mar.  18,  1S78. 

564.  Ralph  Isaac,      "      Nov.  20,  1S79. 

Mr.  William  D.  Gurley,  occupation,  farmer. 

Mr.  William  D.  Gurley  was  in  the  war  of  the  rebellion. 
He  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1861,  in  Company  K,  60th  Regiment, 
New  York  State  Volunteers. 

He  was  in  thirteen  dififerent  battles,  one  of  which  was  at 
Culpeper  Court  House,  Virginia,  where  in  one  hour  and 
ten  minutes  210  of  his  comrades  lost  their  lives.  He  was 
taken  sick  at  White  Sulphur  Springs,  West  Virginia,  and 
lay  in  the  hospital  for  seven  months. 


420. 

ISAAC  PERKINS  GURLEY,  of  Parishville,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Dana  Ruby 
Covey,  daughter  of  Larkin  and  Harriet  (Kent)  Covey  of 
the  same  town.  May  21,  1884.  She  died  Jan.  21,  1887, 
age  31  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Almira  Ellen  Rose,  daughter  of  Adon- 
iram  and  Nancy  (Marsh)  Rose  of  Stockhoim,  N.  Y.,  Feb. 
25,  1888. 

No  children  by  ist  or  2d  marriage. 

Mr.  Isaac  Perkins  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


421, 

FRANCES  MARY  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Rev.  Dr. 
Phineas  D.  and  Enuna  E.  (Brooks)  Gurley  of  Washington, 
D.  C,  married  Lieut.  William  Anthony  Elderkin,  U.  S. 
Army,  a  graduate  of  West  Point,  June  9,  1861,  and  now  re- 
sides at  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  (1895). 


1 84 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


Children  of  Major  William  A.  Elderkin  and  Frances  M. 
Gnrley,  his  wife: 

Annie  McNair,  born  May    i,  1S62. 

Evelyn  Kingsbury,  "     Aug.  14,  1863. 

William  Schuyler,  "     July    9,   1867  ;  died  in  infancy. 

Elise,  "    Jan.    9,    1869. 

Charles  Stanton,  "     Dec.  29,  i<S7o;  died  June  13,  1S76. 

Phineas  Gurley,  "     Dec.  13,  1872;  died  May  17,  1876. 

Major  William  A.  Elderkin  now  ranks  in  the  army  as 
major  in  the  Snbsistence  Department  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

(1895). 


422. 

WILLIAM  BROOKS  GURLEY,  of  Washington,  D. 
C,  was  twice  married:  ist.  To  Helen  Parris  Oilman,  Sept. 
24,  1867,  daughter  of  Z.  D.  Oilman  of  Washington,  D.  C. 
She  died  May  i8,  1872,  age  27  years. 

2d  marriage,  to  Widow  Elizabeth  tloward  Shields,  of 
Washington,  D.  C,  Oct.  9,  1879. 

Children  of  William  B.  Gurley  and  Helen  P.  Oilman,  his 
1st  wife: 

565.  Helen  Oilman,  born  July  24,  1S68 ;  died  Feb.  22,  1SS9. 

566.  Grace  Oilman,     "     Nov.  12, 1871 ;  died  June  23,  1872. 

Children  of  William  B.  Gurley  and  Elizabeth  Howard 
Shields,  his  2d  wife: 

567.  Susan  Densmore,  born  Aug.  18,  1S80.     " 

568.  William  Shields,  "  Aug.  17,  1881. 

569.  Melville  Brooks,  "  Mar.  12,  1883. 

570.  Charles  Emerson,  "  Jan.  10,  1S85. 

571.  Richard  Hamilton,  "  Dec.  30,  i885. 

572.  Alvin  Bartlett,  "  Oct.  21,  1891. 

573.  Elizabeth  Bartol,  "  May  27,  1893. 

Mr.  William  B.  Gurley,  occupation,  banker  and  broker, 
1335  F  street,  Washington,  D.  0.  (1896). 


425. 

EMMA  HARRISON  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Rev.  Dr. 
Phineas  D.  and  Emma  E.  (Brooks)  Gurley  of  Washington, 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  185 

D.  C,  married  James  Osgood  Adams  of  Washington,  D. 
C,  Jan.  4,  1886." 
Children  of  Dr.  James  O.  Adams  and  Enmia  H.  Gurley, 

his  wife: 

William  Gurley,  born  June    i,  1887  ;  died  Aug.  7,  1S88. 
Frances  Gurley,     "      Aug.  3,   1889. 

Dr.  James  Osgood  Adams,  occupation,  physician. 


426. 

HENRY  FREDERICK  GURLEY,  of  Rome,  N.  Y., 
formerly  of  Potsdam,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  in  the  same  state, 
was  married  to  Bridget  Sullivan,  Sept.  6,  ,  daughter  of 

John  and  Margaret  (Leary)  Sullivan  of  Potsdam.  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Henry  F.  Gurley  and  Bridget  Sullivan,  his 
wife: 

574.  Frances  Bernard,  bom  April  13,  1881. 

575.  Margaret  Maria,      "      May    2,   1883;  died  Dec.  27,  1890. 

576.  Catherine  May,         "      May    7,    1S85. 

577.  Emma  Ann,  "      Aug.    9,    1887. 
57S.  Laura  Treasa,           "      Aug.  24,  18S9. 

579.  Henry  Shubael,         "      Dec.   26,  1891. 

580.  Clarence  Eugene,    "      Mar.  28,  1894. 

« 

Mr.  Henry  F.  Gurley,  occupation,  door-cutter  and  saw- 
fitter. 


427. 

GEORGE  SHUBAEL  GURLEY,  of  Potsdam,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Lizzie  B.  Flynn,  daughter 
of  Charles  D.  and  Catherine  Flynn  of  Canton,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  May  24,  1877. 

Children  of  George  S.  Gurley  and  Lizzie  B.  Flynn,  his 

wife: 

581.     Frederic  George,    born  Feb.  20,  1880. 


582.  Helen  May, 

583.  Charles  Shubael, 

584.  Mary  Helen, 

585.  Thomas  Henry, 
5S6.  George  Bernard, 


Oct.   3,  1882;  died  Nov.  30,  1888. 

Feb.  II,  1888. 

Nov.  17,  1889;  died  April  30,  1894. 

Mar.  18,  1S91. 

Mar.     9,  1894. 


Mr.  George  S.  Gurley,  occupation,  mechanic. 


1 86  THE   GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

428. 

EMMA  ACHSAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Shubael  R. 
and  Julia  M.  (Kendall)  Gurley  of  Potsdam,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,  N.  Y.     Single. 

Miss  Emma  Achsah  Gurley  was  born  in  Potsdam,  N. 
Y.,  March  22,  1855.  She  received  the  greater  part  of  her 
education  at  the  Potsdam  State  Normal  School,  from  which 
she  graduated  in  1876.  From  1876  to  1885  she  taught  in 
one  of  the  grammar  schools  in  Elmira,  N.  Y..  and  since 
September.  1885,  has  been  teaching  in  one  of  the  grammar 
schools  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  she  is  held  in  high  esteem 
b)'  both  school  officers  and  her  pupils,  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Pilgrim  Congregational  Church  of  that  place.  She 
spends  her  vacations  with  her  widowed  mother  at  Potsdam, 
N.  Y. 


429. 

CHARLES  NELSON  GURLEY,  of  Chicago,  111.,  and 
Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Laura  S.  Coonley  June  9, 
1 891,  daughter  of  Daniel  S.  and  Amelia  (Smith)  Coonley 
of  Chateaugay,  N.  Y. 

No  children. 

Mr.  Charles  N.  Gurley,  occupation,  traveling  salesman 
for  William  Openhym  &  Sons  of  New  York  city,  selling 
foreign  and  domestic  silks  and  velvets. 


430. 

WILLL\M  EDWIN  GURLEY,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  for- 
merly of  Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Etta  Mary  Mac- 
Gowan,  Jan.  29,  1890,  daughter  of  James  W.  and  Mary 
(McNaughton)  MacGowan  of  Massena,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  William  E.  Gurley  and  Etta  M.  MacGowan, 
his  wife: 

587.    Marguerite  Louise,  bom  Jan.  21,  1891. 

William  E.  Gurley,  occupation,  traveling  salesman  for 
Bridgham  &  Co.,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  selling  foreign  and  do- 
mestic woolens. 


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187 


431. 

CORA  MARIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Shnbael  R.  and 
Julia  M.  (Kendall)  Gurley  of  Potsdam,  St.  Lawrence  Co., 
N.  Y.,  single. 

Miss  Cora  Maria  Gurley  was  born  in  Potsdam,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,  N.  Y.,  March  6,  1866.  She  graduated  from  the 
Potsdam  State  Normal  School  in  the  class  of  1887.  and  has 
since  been  engaged  in  the  profession  of  teaching  in  the 
pul)lic  schools  of  Ne\v  York  state.  At  the  present  time 
(1896)  she  is  engaged  in  teaching  in  the  Union  Free  School 
at  Long  Island.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Universalist 
Church. 


443. 

WILLIAM  W  GURLEY,  of  Chicago,  111.,  for- 

merly of  Parish vi lie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  married 
to  Mary  Eva  Turney  Oct.  30,  1878. 

Children  of  William  W.  Gurley  and  Mary  Eva  Turney, 
his  wife: 

588.  William  J.,  born  Nov.  20,  1S87  ;  died  in  infancy, 

589.  Helen  Kathryn,    "    Sept.  15,  1890. 

590.  John  Turney,  "     Dec.    15,1893. 

Mr.  William  W.  Gurley  is  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  of 
Chicago,  111.,  and  is  of  the  firm  of  Gurley,  Stone  &  Wood, 
Marquette   Building,    204    Dearborn    Street,    Chicago,    111 
(1896.) 


445. 

GEORGE  HORATIO  GURLEY,  of  Pipestone,  Pipe- 
stone Co.,  Minn.,  formerly  of  Southville,  St.  Lawrence  Co., 
N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Amelia  Pauline  Oct.       .  1881. 

Children  of  George  LI.  Gurley  and  Amelia  Pauline,  his 
wife : 

591.     George  P.,  born  Aug.  13,  1889. 

Mr.  George  H.  Gurley,  occupation,  merchant. 


l88  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

446. 

JOHN  FRANK  GURLEY,  of  Southville,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Ella  C.  Farewell  Mar.  18. 
1885,  daughter  of  Alonzo  and  Sarah  (Floyd)  Farewell  of 
the  same  town. 

No  children. 

Mr.  J.  Frank  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


449. 

ANGIE  MARGUERITE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Zenas 
TI.  and  Grace  (Robinson)  Gurley  of  Lamoni,  Iowa,  married 
Prof.  John  Weston  Waterman  of  Grand  River,  in  the  same 
state,  June  28.  1893. 

Children  of  Prof.  John  W.  Waterman  and  Angie  M. 
Gurley,  his  wife: 

Lenore  Eileen,  born  Oct.  7,  1S94. 

Prof.  John  W.  Waterman,  occupation,  principal  of  school, 
Grand  River,  Iowa. 


450- 

EVELYN  GERTRUDE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Zenas 
H.  and  Grace  (Robinson)  Gurley  of  Lamoni,  Iowa,  married 
Joseph  Franklin  Kane  of  Fairmount,  in  the  same  state,  Nov. 
7,  1894. 

Children  of  Joseph  F.  Kane  and  Evelyn  G.  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Franklin  Cecil,  born  Sept.  7,  1895. 

Mr.  Joseph  F.  Kane,  occupation,  farming  and  stock  rais- 
ing. 


466. 

ADA  PHILA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Henry  C.  and 
Amy  Pearce  (Hurd)  Gurley  of  Deansville,  Oneida  Co.,  N. 
Y.,  married  John  Orville  White  (for  his  second  wife)  of 
Augusta,  in  the  same  state,  Jan.  i,  1889. 


MARY  E.  GURLKY. 


THE   GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 


189 


Children  of  John  O.  White  and  Ada  P.  Gurley,  his  second 
wife  : 

Clayton  Orville,  born  Aug.  18,  1890. 
Earl  Henry,  "     July      3,  1892. 

Amy  Belle,  "     Oct.    27,  1895. 

Mr.  John  O.  White,  occupation,  farming. 


468. 

JARIUS  FARINGTON  GURLEY,  of  Deansville, 
Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  AHce  May  White  Oct. 
17,  1894,  daughter  of  John  Orville  and  Mary  Ann  (Burk) 
White  of  Augusta,  in  the  same  state. 

After  the  death  of  Mr.  John  O.  White's  first  wife  (Mary 
Ann  Burk),  he  married  Ada  Phila  Gurley  for  his  second  wife, 
sister  of  Jarius  F.  Gurley,  and  Jarius  F.  Gurley's  wife  was 
daughter  of  John  O.  White  and  Mary  A.  Burk,  his  first  wife. 

Children  of  Jarius  F.  Gurley  and  Alice  May  White,  his 
wife;  none. 

Mr.  Jarius  F.  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


478. 

EMMA  TIFFT  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Andrew  J.  and 
Rachael  (TifTt)  Gurley  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  married  Elmer 
Alvan  Gore  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  Nov.  5,  1895. 

Mr.  Elmer  A.  Gore,  occupation,  traveling  salesman  for 
a"  provision  house  in  Worcester,  Mass. 


479. 

MARY  ELLA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Albert  E.  and 
Adaline  L.  Y.  (Abell)  Gurley  (his  first  wife)  of  Willimantic, 
Conn.,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Hebron,  Tolland  Co.,  Conn., 
Oct.  26,  i860,  married  Edgar  F.  Storrs  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
Oct.  I,  1880. 


1 90 


THE   GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 


Mrs.  Mary  E.  Storrs  died  of  consumption  March  5,  1881, 
at  the  age  of  20  years. 

No  children. 

After  her  death  Mr.  Edgar  F.  Storrs  married  Annie 
Frances  Gilbert,  June  27,  1882,  daughter  of  Henry  E.  H. 
Gilbert  of  Coventry,  Conn. 

Mr.  Edgar  F.  Storrs,  occupation,  taxidermist  and  farming. 


480. 

ORVILLE  WILLIAM  GURLEY,  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
was  born  in  the  town  of  Harrison,  Calumet  Co.,  Wis.,  July 
22,  1862,  was  married  to  Fanny  Burnham  Barrows,  Sept. 
27,  1885,  daughter  of  Albert  and  Angeline  (Slate)  Barrows 
of  Willimantic,  Conn. 

Children  of  Orville  W.  Gurley  and  Fanny  B.  Barrows, 
his  wife: 

592.  Ebenezer  Raymond,  born  June  29,  18S6;  died  April  1,1889. 

593.  Evelyn,  "    Jan.  22,1892;  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  Orville  W.  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


485. 

CLARA  AUGUSTA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  William 
and  Maria  R.  (Kenney)  Gurley  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  married  Dr. 
Nicholas  Williamson   of  New   Brunswick,   N.   J.,  June  2, 

1881. 

Children  of  Dr.  Nicholas  Williamson  and  Clara  A.  Gur- 
ley, his  wife: 

Clara  Clouston,  born  Mar.  21,  1S82. 

Nicholas,  "     Aug.     6,  1S83  ;  died  Aug.  14,  1SS3. 

Ruth  Alice,  "     May  31,  1S86. 

Charles  Gurley,  "     Feb.   28,  1888. 

Mary  Agnes  Burlock,    "     July    29,  189T. 

Dr.  Nicholas  Williamson  is  an  allopathist,  or  old  school 
physician,  is  mayor  of  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.  (1896).  He 
is  a  man  of  broad  mind,  and  has  held  many  city  offices,  which 
he  has  admirably  filled. 


THE  GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  mi 

486. 

ESTHER  MARIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  William  and 
Maria  R.  (Kenney)  Gnrley  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  married  Paul 
Cook  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  April  28,  1875. 

Mrs.  Esther  M.  Cook  died  Jan.  i,  1892,  in  her  thirty-ninth 
year. 

Children  of  Paul  Cook  and  Esther  M.  Gurley,  his  wife: 

William  Gurley,  born  April  3,  1876. 
Sarah  Williamson,  "  April  20,  1878. 
Margaret  Cooper,  "  Mar.  23,  18S0. 
George  Hamil.  "    July     2,  1883. 

Esther  Dorothea,        "     Mar.     4,  1890. 

Mr.  Paul  Cook  is  representative  of  William  Gurley's  fam- 
ily of  the  firm  of  W.  &  L.  E.  Gurley,  manufacturers  of  sur- 
veying instruments,  etc.,  at  Troy,  N.  Y. 


489. 

MARY  MILLER  GURLEY,  daughter  of  William  and 
Maria  R.  (Kenney)  Gurley  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  married  Henrv 
Loomis  Beveridgc  of  Lansingburgh,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  15.  i8qi, 
afterwards  of  Indiana])olis,  Tnd. 

No  children. 

Mr.  Ilenry  L.  Beveridge  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
Beveridge  Paper  Company,  and  part  owner  of  the  mill 
operated  by  said  company,  Indianapolis,  Ind.     (1896.) 


490. 

WILLIAM  FRANK  GURLEY,  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  was 
married  to  Nellie  Grace  Rankin  Nov.  24,  1887. 

Children  of  William  F.  Gurley  and  Nellie  G.  Rankin,  his 
wife : 

594.     Helen  Rankin,  born  Jan.  22,  18S9. 

Mr.  William  F.  Gurley  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  is  a  manufacturer 
of  surveying  and  other  instruments. 


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THE  GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 


491. 

GRACE  EMMA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Lewis  E.  and 
Olive  E.  (Barnes)  Gnrley  (his  first  wife),  of  Troy,  N.  Y., 
married  Josiah  L.  Young  of  the  same  town  Feb.  16,  1893. 

Mr.  Josiah  L.  Young,  occupation,  manufacturing  build- 
ers' supplies,  sash,  blinds,  doors,  etc.     (1896.) 


496. 

CARLOS  JAMES  GURLEY,  of  Willington.  Conn.,  was 
married  to  Phoebe  Greene,  daughter  of  Whipple  Greene  of 
Mansfield,  Conn.,  March  14,  1889. 

Children  of  Carlos  J.  Gurley  and  Phoebe  Greene,  his  wife: 

595.     Franklin  Cornell,  born  May  31,  1891. 

Mr.  Carlos  J.  Gurley,  occupation,  work  in  dye-house, 
bleaching  thread. 


499. 

HATTIE  MARL-V  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Asher  and 
Delia  M.  (Bennett)  Gurley  of  Eastford,  Conn.,  married 
Horace  A.  Spink  of  the  same  town  March  22,  1882. 

Children  of  Horace  A.  Spink  and  Hattie  M.  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

William  Horace,  born  Oct.  29,  1SS3. 

Dora  Elizabetli,  "     April  9,  18S5. 

Albert  Henry,  ''     Jan.  2,  1S92. 

Walter  Joseph,  "  .  Dec.  23,  1S95. 

Mr.  Horace  A.  Spink,  occupation,  farming. 


506. 

JOSEPHINE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  George  B.  and 
Emilv  (Cokefair)  Gurlev  of  Brooklyn.  N.  Y..  married  H. 
Townsend,  Jr..  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  July  i8,  1883. 

No  children.    (Jan.  I,  1896.) 


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507. 

MARY  BLANCHE  (jURLEY,  (laughter  of  Henry  H. 
and  Helen  L.  (Runkle)  I'.urley  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  married 
Milton  E.  Gray,  D.D.S.,  of  the  same  town  Oct.  16,  1890. 

Children  of  Prof.  Milton  E.  Gray  and  Mary  Blanche  Gur- 
ley,  his  wife: 

Robert  Gurley,  born  Jan.  14,  1892. 


509- 

MARY  JANE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Josephus  C.  and 
Mary  C.  (Holt)  Gurley  of  Morrisville,  N.  Y.,  married  Ered 
H.  Storrs  of  the  same  town  Feb.  13,  1883. 

Children  of  Ered  H.  Storrs  and  Mary  Jane  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Lena  May,  born  Oct.  16,  1884. 

Garry  Coe,  "     Mar.  20,  18S6. 

Blanche  Jennie,       "     July  23,  1887  ;  died  Oct.  10,  1887. 

Josephus  Gurley,    "    Jan.  28,  1890. 

Mr.  Ered  H.  Storrs,  occupation,  farming. 


513. 

CHARLES  KINGMAN  GURLEY,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
Utah,  formerly  of  Muscatine,  Iowa,  was  married  to  Lucy 
E.  Pease  Nov.  13,  1878,  daughter  of  Sherman  and  Elizabeth 
(Warner)  Pease  of  Muscatine,  Iowa, -and  formerly  of  Chari- 
dan,  Geauga  Co.,  Ohio. 

Children  of  Charles  K.  Gurley  and  Lucy  E.  Pease,  his 
wife : 

596.  Gertrude  C,  born  Aug.   20,  1881. 

597.  Zella  E.,  "     Nov.    20,  1S86. 

598.  Tracy  C,  "     Feb.    19,  1889. 

599.  Ellen  F.,  "     Mar.  21,  1891  ;  died  Sept.  13,  1891. 

600.  Gladys,  "     April     2,  1893  ;  died  Sept.    9,  1893. 

Mr.  Charles  K.  Gurley  of  Salt  Lake  City  is  engaged  in 
the  plumbing  and  steam  heating  business,  but  when  resid- 

13 


I04  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

ing  in  Muscatine,  Iowa,  followed  market  gardening  for 
twenty  years.  Init  his  health  failed  him  there,  and  he  moved 
with  iiis  family  to  Salt  Lake  City  in  1891,  where  he  now 
resides.    (1896.) 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Westminster  Presbyterian  Church, 
and  politically  a  Republican,  and  advocates  free  coinage, 
16  to  I,  and  protection. 


514- 

ELLEN  CORNELLS  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jonathan 
Gurley  and  Eliza  C.  Kingman,  his  wife,  was  born  in  Musca- 
tine, Iowa,  Jan.  17,  1875. 

Miss  Ellen  C.  Gurley  is  a  graduate  of  Fairfield  Seminary, 
N.  Y.,  and  is  now  a  teacher  in  that  institution.  (1895.) 
Single. 


417. 

DAVID  SPICER  GURLEY,  of  Adams  Center,  N.  Y., 
was  married  to  Susan  Alvira  Williams,  daughter  of  John 
and  Marv  (Chapman)  Williams  of  the  same  town,  Oct.  17, 
1888. 

Children  of  David  S.  Gurley  and  Susan  A.  Williams,  his 

wife : 

601.  Annie  Mary,  born  Oct.    12,  1891. 

602.  Eva  Rose,  "     Dec.    19,  1894. 

Mr.  David  S.  Gurley,  occupation,  farming  and  dealer  in 
feed. 


524. 

FRANCES  LOUISE  GURLEY.  daughter  of  George 
W.  and  Charlotte  Esther  (Gould)  Gurley  of  Little  Falls, 
Herkimer  Co.,  N.  Y.,  married  Henry  Lamppin  Salladin,  of 
Utica,  in  the  same  state,  Sept.  7,  1887. 

Children  of  Henry  L.  Salladin  and  Frances  L.  Gurley, 
his  wife: 


THE    GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  195 

Henry  William,  born  Aug.  21,  1SS8;  died  Aug.  24,  1894. 
Irene  Gurley,  "     Aug.  11,  1892. 

Horace,  "     Aug.    2,  1895. 

Mr.  Henry  L.  Salladin,  occupation,  engraver  on  marble 
and  granite. 

Commissioned  second  lieutenant,  28th  Separate  Com- 
pany, N.  G.,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  9,  1894. 

Supervisor  Seventh  Ward,  Utica,  1891-1895. 


528. 

WILLIAM  JAMES  GURLEY,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  for- 
merly of  Little  Falls,  Herkimer  Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to 
Marie  Louise  Stubcnranch  March  2t„  1896,  daughter  of 
Jacob  F.  and  Catherine  (Beck).  Stubenranch  of  Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 

William  J.  Gurley,  occupation,  attends  soda  fountain, 
607  Washington  street,  Boston,  Mass. 


532. 

CHARLES  E  GURLEY,  of  Chicago,  111.,  was 

married  to  Zor  Beauregard,  daughter  of 
,  April  20,  1874. 
No  children. 


538. 

EMMA  LORA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Royal  and  Hen- 
rietta M.  (Butler)  Gurley  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  married  Fred 
Clarence  Kennedy  of  the  same  town  June  10,  1886. 

Mr.  Fred  C.  Kennedy  died  Jan.  25,  1892,  aged  36  years. 

Children  of  Fred  C.  Kennedy  and  Enmia  L.  Gurley,  his 
wife,  one  only: 

Ruby  Adelaide,  born  May  16,  1887. 

Mr.  Fred  C.  Kennedy,  occupation,  cutter  in  a  tailor  shop. 


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THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


539. 

WARREN  BUTLER  GURLEY,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
formerly  of  Ravenna,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to 
Florence  Wilkins  Sterrett  March  9,  1895,  daup^htcr  of  John 
Q.  A.  and  Anna  (Wilkins)  Sterrett  of  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
'^  Children  of  Warren  B.  Gurley  and  Florence  W.  Sterrett, 
his  wife:  ,[     '. 

603.     Mildred,  born  May  29,  1896. 

Mr.   Warren  B.   Gnrley,   occupation,  contracting  agent, 
Erie  R.  R. 


551. 

ELLA  AMELL\  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Dwight  Gur- 
ley and  Amelia  Crane  (his  first  wife)  of  Mansfield,  Conn., 
married  Dwight  Nason  of  the  same  town  August  17,  1871. 

No  children  (except  one  adopted). 

Mr.  Dwight  Nason,  occupation,  farming  and  milk  busi- 
ness in  company  with  Henry  Goldsborough. 


557. 

BERTHA  URANIE  GURLEY.  daughter  of  William 
T.  and  Marlircia  V.  (Hartson)  Gurley  of  Montgomery, 
Mich.,  married  Bruce  Hallock  of  Fremont,  Ind.,  Sept.  20, 

1895- 

Mr.  Bruce  Hallock,  occupation,  blacksmith. 


558. 

CAROLINE  AMELL\  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam T.  and  Marlircia  V.  (Hartson)  Gurley  of  Montgomery, 
Mich.,  married  William  Haynes  of  the  same  town  Oct.  4, 
1896. 

Mr.  William  Haynes,  occupation,  traveling  salesman. 


PART  THIRD. 


Of  the  ancestry  of  Rev.  William  Gurley  the  following 
account  is  given  from  his  own  pen:  *'  As  to  my  ancestors 
I  can  give  but  little  information.  My  father  died  when  I 
was  a  child;  consequently,  I  was  deprived  from  obtaining 
intelligence  from  that  quarter. 

"  At  one  time,  when  I  was  in  Dublin,  I  called  at  the  her- 
aldry office  to  find,  if  possible,  the  family  coat  of  arms  and 
the  original  name  from  those  ancient  records.  I  ascertained 
that  one  James  Gurley  came  over  from  Scotland  in  the  year 
HOG.  Our  coat  of  arms  was  a  lion  rainpaiit;  the  crest  of  a 
lion's  head  and  neck;  field,  pearl  or  argent;  but  no  motto. 

"  My  immediate  ancestors  were  honest  and  industrious, 
and  of  good  repute.  My  father  held  a  respectable  post  in 
the  naval  department.  He  and  all  his  relatives  adhered  to 
the  Church  of  England. 

"  My  mother's  maiden  name  was  Chamberlain.  Her 
parents  were  of  the  Society  of  Friends. 

"  Two  of  my  brothers  and  two  of  my  sisters  were  older 
than  myself.    I  had  but  one  younger  brother." 

If  the  above  is  correct  and  true,  the  author  of  this  book 
does  not  see  how  this  branch  of  the  Gurley  family  can  be 
descendants  of  Ingleram  de  Gurley,  who  accompanied  Wil- 
liam the  Lion  from  Normandy,  France,  to  Scotland,  A.  D. 
1 174. 


WILLIAM  GURLEY  OF  WEXFORD,  IRELAND. 


WILLIAM  GURLEY,  of  Wexford,  Ireland,  afterwards 
of  Milan.  Ohio,  was  married  to  Susannah  Beatty,  daughter 
of  James  lieatty.  Esq.,  of  Ballycannow,  Ireland,  Nov.   12, 

1795- 

Rev.  William  Gurley  died  Feb.  10,  1848,  aged  90  years. 

?lis  widow,   Mrs.    Susannah   Gurley,   died   Sept.        ,    1848, 
aged  70  years. 

Children   of  William   Gurley   and   Susannah   Beatty,   his 

wife : 

1.  John  Beatty,  born  Dec.   27,   1796,   at    Ballycannow,   Ire.;   died  Oct 

-    1798- 

2.  Ann  Clarrissa,  "     Feb.   23,   1799,  at   Liverpool,  Eng. 
-;.     James,  "    Oct.    29,    1800,  at   Wexford,  Ire. 

4.  Sarah,  "     Mar.  19,    1802,   at   Norwich,  Conn. 

5.  Leonard  Beatty,         "     Mar.  10,   1804,   at   Norwich,  Conn. 

6.  Elizabeth  Johnson,    "     April    5,    1806,  at    Norwich,   Conn.  ;    died   April 

5,  1822. 

7.  William,  "  1S08,  at  Norwich,  Conn. ;  died  in  infancy. 

8.  William  Dempster,    "    July  31,    1811,  at  Norwich,  Conn. 

9.  John  Beatty,  "     Dec.  19,    1813,  at  Zanesville,  Ohio. 

10.  Susan,  "     Aug.  31,    1816,  at  Zanesville,  Ohio. 

11.  Dempster  Beatty,      "     Oct.   31,    1821,  at  Milan,  Ohio;  died  at  Milan,  O., 

Oct.  iS,  [835. 

Rev.  William  Gurley  was  born  in  Wexford,  Ireland, 
March  12,  1757.  In  his  youth  there  can  be  but  little  said, 
his  father  dying  when  he  was  but  eight  years  old,  leaving 
all  the  care  of  bringing  up  and  educating  the  family  of  six 
children  to  his  widowed  mother.  Before  he  was  fifteen 
years  old  he  had  acquired  a  fine  library  of  choice  books  — 
history,  biography,  romance.  Robinson  Crusoe,  Gulliver 
among  the  Lilliputians,  and  Bunyan's  Bilgrim's  Progress 
were  read  by  him  with  equal  interest  and  avidity. 

At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he  became  an  apprentice  to 
the  silversmith  and  jewelry  business.     When  he  was  some 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  igg 

tliirty  years  of  age  he  commenced  to  carry  on  the  business 
for  himself  in  Wexford,  and  by  his  successful  business  he 
soon  acquired  several  thousand  dollars,  which  was  chiefly 
invested  in  stock  and  wares. 

After  the  suppression  of  the  Irish  Catholic  rebellion  in 
1878,  Mr.  Gurley  went  to  Dublin  to  purchase  stock  for  re- 
suming his  Inisiness  again.  Here  he  remained  for  some 
days  at  his  brother-in-law's,  Mr.  James  Beatty,  a  merchant 
in  the  city.  While  there  news  of  the  arrival  of  the  French 
at  Killala,  under  General  Hambert,  reached  Wexford,  which 
so  frightened  Mrs.  Gurley  that  she  took  her  child  and  serv- 
ant girl  and  went  to  Dublin,  where  her  husband  was.  After 
a  few  weeks  Mr.  Ckirley  returned  to  Wexford  and  disposed 
of  his  property  there,  and  then  returned  to  Dublin.  He 
then  moved  with  his  family  to  Liverpool,  England,  where 
he  resided  for  over  two  years. 

In  the  autumn  of  1801  Mr.  Gurley,  with  his  family,  left 
Liverpool,  England,  for  New  York  city,  where  they  arrived 
after  a  passage  of  six  weeks,  and  then  went  to  New  London, 
Conn.,  where  he  remained  only  a  short  time,  and  then  went 
to  Norwich,  Conn.,  where  he  established  himself  in  Inisi- 
ness, and  resided  for  about  ten  years. 

In  the  fall  of  181 1  Mr.  Gurley,  with  his  family,  emigrated 
to  Ohio,  having  purchased  a  hundred  acres  of  land  of  his 
brother-in-law,  Mr.  James  Beatty  of  New  London,  Conn. 

It  was  four  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  of  a  pleasant  day  in 
September  when  Mr.  Gurley,  his  wife,  and  five  children  en- 
tered the  wagon  bound  for  the  fire  lands.  It  was  a  long 
and  tedious  journey.  It  was  late  in  October  when  Mr.  Gur- 
ley with  his  family  reached  the  destined  place,  a  settlement 
of  a  few  families  at  a  spot  since  called  Bloomingville,  seven 
miles  south  from  Sandusky  city. 

A  small  cabin  on  the  edge  of  a  prairie  was  obtained  as 
the  temporary  residence  of  the  family,  and,  poor  as  it  was, 
it  was  a  welcome  retreat  and  shelter  to  the  weary  emigrants. 

Before  spring  had  thrown  its  green  robe  over  the  prairies 
Mr.  Gurley  had  erected  his  house,  one  mile  eastwardlv  from 
the  present  village  of  Bloomingville.  It  was  sixteen  by 
twenty  feet,  a  storv  and  a  half  high. 

As  soon  as  the  ])uncheon  floor  had  been  laid  and  the  wall 
"  chincked,"  the  family  took  possession. 

Mr.  Gurley  had  scarcely  got  moved  into  this  house  when, 
on  the   1 2th  of  June  of  this  year,  war  was  declared  with 


200  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

England.  There  was  danger  of  being  massacred  by  tlie 
Indians,  so  they  removed  to  Zanesville,  Ohio,  where  they 
resided  a  little  over  six  years. 

In  the  autumn  of  1818  he  exchanged  his  farm  in  Bloom- 
ingville  for  one  two  miles  west  of  Milan,  where  he  removed 
in  February,  1819,  and  where  he  continued  to  reside  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life. 

Rev.  William  Gurley  was  a  rare  and  beautiful  character. 
Converted  early  in  life,  he  became  a  Methodist  and  a  class- 
leader.  He  was  afterwards  licensed  by  Rev.  John  Wesley 
as  a  local  preacher  at  Wexford,  Ireland.  He  sufifered  un- 
told hardships  on  account  of  his  religion  during  the  Irish 
Catholic  rebellion  of  1798.  He  was  in  prison  several  weeks, 
and  twice  was  sent  for  to  be  executed,  and  at  one  time  was 
on  the  fatal  bridge  where  his  companions  (including  one  of 
his  brothers)  were  piked,  and  the  bodies  thrown  to  the  river 
below.    He  escaped  as  by  a  miracle. 

Rev.  Mr.  Gurley  preached  the  first  sermon  and  organized 
the  first  society  west  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  at  Bloomingville. 
in  181 1.  Rev.  Mr.  Gurley  continued  to  preach  and  teach 
people  the  way  to  Christ  all  the  remainder  of  his  life,  and 
but  few  men  have  ever  lived  that  were  more  honored  and 
respected  than  was  this  illustrious  man  —  Rev.  William 
Gurley. 

[The  author  of  this  book  believes  that  few  men  ever  lived 
who  suffered  so  many  trials  and  hardships  as  did  this  Rev. 
William  Gurley,  whose  life  record  is  recorded  in  a  book  of 
258  pages,  giving  a  full  account  of  his  life  from  his  birth  to 
his  death.] 


ANN  CLARRISSA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Rev.  Wil- 
liam and  Susannah  (Beatty)  Gurley  of  Milan,  Ohio,  mar- 
ried John  Branded  of  the  same  town  1818. 

Mrs.  Ann  Clarrissa  Branded  died  of  consumption, 
1 84 1,  aged  40  years. 

Mr.  John  Branded'  died  Dec.  ,   1848,  of  fever,  aged 

57  years. 

Children  of  John  Branded  and  Ann  Clarrissa  Gurley,  his 

wife: 


THE    GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  2OI 

Martha,  born  July    12,  1819. 

Mary  Beatty,  "  Oct.     S,  1821. 

Sarah  Ann,  "  Nov.  — ,  1823. 

William  Dempster,  "  —       — ,  1S26. 

Eliza  Gurley,  "  April  14,  182S. 

Ann  Clarrissa,  "  July    31,  1S30. 

Susannah,  "  Aug.    3,  1833. 

John  Wesley,  "  —       — ,  1835. 

Amanda  Jane,  "  Sept.  11,  1837. 

Leonard  Gurley,  "  Dec.   15,  1S41. 


3. 

JAMES  GURLEY,  of  Charles  City,  Iowa,  was  married 
to  Widow  Elizaljeth  Rebekah  Stockard,  daughter  of  Gen. 
James  Walter,  a  revolutionary  officer  of  Winchester,  Rock- 
ingham Co.,  Va. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  R.  (Stockard)  Gurley  died  May  i,  1876, 
aged  80  years. 

Rev.  James  Gurley  died  Oct.  17,  1886,  aged  86  years. 

Children  of  James  Gurley  and  Widow  Elizabeth  R.  Stock- 
ard, his  wife: 


12. 

Elizabeth, 

born  Feb. 

23. 

1S22. 

• 

13- 

James, 

tt 



1 

182s; 

died  age  20  years 

14. 

John  Beatty, 

11 

May 

'7, 

T828. 

a. 

Leonard, 

(( 

— 

) 

1S30; 

died  in  infancy. 

15- 

Susanna  Catherine, 

u 

[an. 

n, 

1S32. 

16. 

Elkanah  Walter, 

t( 

Aug. 

6, 

1834. 

'7- 

Benjamin  Beatty, 

i: 

April 

9, 

1837- 

18. 

Clara  Virginia, 

a 

Dec. 

27, 

1839- 

19- 

Mary  Ellen, 

i( 

Sept. 

II, 

1842. 

Rev.  James  Gurley  was  born  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  Oct.  29, 
1800.  His  motlier  left  him  when  a  babe  but  six  weeks  old 
to  be  brought  up  by  his  Aunt  and  Uncle  Beatty  in  Dublin. 
At  the  age  of  thirteen  he  was  sent  to  Wexford  Academy  to 
qualify  for  a  midshipman's  post  in  the  royal  navy,  which  had 
been  secured  for  him  of  the  government  by  his  uncle,  Mr. 
James  Beatty.  But,  after  being  there  a  short  time,  this  was 
abandoned,  and,  April  25,  1815,  he  embarked  for  America, 
and,  after  a  perilous  voyage  of  sixty-nine  days,  he  reached 
New  York  city,  and  went  from  there  to  New  London,  Conn., 
to  his  uncle's,  Mr.  John  Beatty,  where  he  remained  until 
fall.    Then  his  uncle  accompanied  him  as  far  as  Cleveland, 


202  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Ohio,  which  at  that  time  contained  scarcely  a  dozen  houses. 
Here  he  put  his  clothes  in  a  knapsack  and  started  for  Zanes- 
ville,  where,  one  bright  afternoon  in  October,  after  a  long 
and  tedious  journey,  he  arrived  at  his  parents'  house,  greatly 
to  their  surprise. 

Here  he  soon  got  a  situation  as  clerk  in  a  general  mer- 
chandise store,  where  he  remained  until  he  went  to  learn 
the  cabinet  business.  But,  like  most  foreign-born,  he  was 
anxious  to  become  a  landowner,  and  bought  a  farm  in  Fair- 
field Co.,  Ohio,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  until  1828. 
when  he  entered  the  Ohio  conference  of  the  M.  E.  Church. 
When  at  the  age  of  forty-eight  he  went  to  Cincinnati,  and 
was  sent  from  there  as  missionary  among  the  Indians, 
where  he  remained  for  a  while,  and  then  returned  to  his 
home  in  Fairfield  Co.,  Ohio,  where  he  remained  for  two 
years.  He  then  removed  to  a  place  on  the  bank  of  Lake 
Pepin,  Wisconsin,  where  for  a  short  time  he  ran  a  portable 
steam  sawmill,  which  he  took  with  him.  But  Mr.  Gurley, 
soon  after  going  out  of  the  lumber  business,  re-engaged  in 
the  missionary  work,  and  traveled  along  the  Northern  Pa- 
cific Railroad  from  Duluth  to  Fargo,  and  also  other  places, 
afterwards  establishing  societies,  forming  classes,  etc.,  un- 
til his  health  failed  him,  and,  getting  into  declining  years, 
he  went  to  Charles  City.  Iowa,  where  he  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  davs. 


4. 

SARAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Rev.  William  and  Su- 
sannah (Beatty)  Gurley  of  Milan,  Eric  Co.,  Ohio,  formerly 
of  Wexford,  Ireland,  married  Samuel  Cox  of  Milan.  Ohio. 
1818,  afterwards  of  Door  Village,  La  Porte 
Co.,  Ind. 

Mr.  Samuel  Cox  died 

His  widow.  Mrs.  Sarah  Cox.  died  Dec.  .  1863,  aged 
61  years. 

Children  of  Samuel  Cox  and  Sarah  Gurlev,  his  wife: 


William, 

born 

I8I9. 

Paul, 

u 

1822. 

James, 

ti 

1824. 

Susan, 

i( 

1829. 

Elizabeth, 

11 

1832. 

THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  203 


Leonard, 

born 

1S34. 

Alexander, 

it 

iSj7. 

Milton, 

(( 

1840. 

Newton, 

(1 

1842. 

Dallas,  )    „    .     , 
Polk,     !<T"'"^)' 

a 

1844. 

Sarah, 

u 

1846. 

5. 

REV.  LEONARD  BEATTY  GURLEY,  of  Delaware, 
Delaware  Co.,  Ohio,  was  twice  married;  first  to  Mary  Wol- 
cott;  second,  to  Christinia  Banks. 

Rev.  Leonard  B.  Gurley  died  Mar.  6,  1880,  aged  76  years. 

One  child  only. 

20.     Alice,  born  Aug.  — ,  1S50;  died  Feb.  7,  TS67. 

Rev.  Leonard  B.  Gurley  was  licensed  to  preach  about 
1828,  and  became  a  pioneer  minister  or  circuit  rider,  travel- 
ing through  the  northern  part  of  Ohio,  and  as  far  west  as 
Detroit,  and  Ijelonged  to  the  North  Ohio  conference. 

He  wrote  poetry  for  the  newspapers,  and  was  considered 
very  eloquent.  He  also  wrote  the  memoir  of  the  life  of  his 
father,  Rev.  William  Gurley,  a  book  of  268  pages,  giving 
the  history  of  the  Irish  Catholic  rebellion  in  Ireland  in  the 
year  1798,  giving  a  detailed  account  of  the  hardships  and 
imprisonment  of  his  father,  and  a  full  account  of  the  rebel- 
lion. 


8. 

WILLIAM  DEMPSTER  GURLEY,  of  Bogart,  Ohio, 
was  married  to  Nancy  Jane  Stevenson  of  Sandusky  Co.,  in 
the  same  state,  June  12,  1838. 

Mrs.  Nancy  J.  Gurley  died  Nov.  10,  1880,  aged  63  years. 

Mr.  William  D.  Gurley  died  Aug.  7,  1896,  aged  85  years. 

Children  of  William  D.  Gurley  and  Nancy  J.  Stevenson, 
his  wife: 

21.  Jane  Stephenson,      born  May    18,  1S39;  died  April  20,  1S42. 

22.  Ann   Elizabeth,  "    Jan.      4,  1S42. 

23.  Mary  Lucinda,  "    June  25,  1S44;  unmarried. 

24.  Sarah  Susannah,  "     Sept.  27,  1S46. 

25.  Hannah  Jane,  "     Aug.    9,  1849 ;  died  Dec.  6,  1853. 

26.  William  Fletcher,     "    May     9,  1852. 


204 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


ABRUPT  CLOSE  OF  THE  CAREER  OF  A  REMARKABLE  MAN. 
[Special  telegram  to  The  Blade-I 

Sandusky,  O.,  Aug.  lo,  1896. —  In  the  death  of  WiUiam 
D.  Gurley,  at  his  home  at  Bogart,  O.,  Perkins  Township 
loses  one  of  its  prominent  historic  characters.  He  was 
born  in  Norwich,  Conn.,  eighty-five  years  ago,  and  brought 
by  his  parents,  when  a  babe  of  only  a  few  months  old,  into 
the  Ohio  wilderness.  His  long  and  useful  life  has  been 
identified  with  the  history  of  the  township,  and  he  has  been 
one  of  the  old  landmarks  connecting  the  present  with  the 
very  beginning  of  the  history  of  the  community  in  which  he 
has  spent  his  days. 


9. 

JOHN  BEATTY  GURLEY,  of  Marion,  Ohio,  formerly 
of  Milan,  Erie  Co.,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to  Han- 
nah Monnett,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  Monnett  of  Crawford 
Co.,  Ohio,  Dec.  10,  1839. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Gurley  died  April  15,  1880,  aged  62  years. 

Mr.  John  B.  Gurley  died  Aug.  8,  1892.  aged  78  years. 

Children  of  John  B.  Gurley  and  Hannah  Monnett,  his 
wife : 

27.  William  ISL,  born  Sept.  29,  1S40;  note  — 

28.  Jeremiah  Dempster,     "     Dec.   30,  1842;  died  April  19,  1845. 

29.  Leonard  Beatty,  "     . 

Mr.  John  B.  Gurley,  occupation,  tinner. 

[Note. —  Mr.  William  M.  Gurley  enlisted  in  the  Fourth 
Ohio  Y.  I.,  and  was  killed  while  engaged  in  the  Battle  of 
the  Wilderness,  May  11,  1864,  aged  23  years.] 


10. 

SUSAN  GURLEY,  daughter  of  William  and  Susannah 
(Beatty)  Gurley  of  Milan,  Erie  Co..  Ohio,  married  Rev. 
Thomas  Cochrane  of  the  same  town  March  13,  1844,  after- 
wards of  Salem,  Oregon,  where  they  now  reside,  Jan.  1897. 

Children  of  Rev.  Thomas  Cochrane  and  Susan  Gurley,  his 
wife: 


THE    GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  205 

Susannah,  born  May     11,  1846;  died,  age  27,  unmarried. 

Leonard  Gurley,    "     Sept.     4,  185 1,  at  Clyde,  Ohio. 
Mary  E.,  "     Nov.    12,  185S,  at  Elk  Grove,  111. 

Rev.  Thomas  Cochrane  was  born  at  Cambridge,  Vt., 
1821.  He  graduated  from  Chicago,  III,  Medical  College, 
and  practiced  as  a  physician  for  about  six  years. 

In  1853  he  was  received  into  the  Rock  River  conference 
of  the  M.  E.  Church,  and  ever  since  that  time  his  life  has 
been  devoted  to  the  ministry. 


12. 

ELIZABETH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  James  and  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  R.  (Stockard)  Gurley,  married  John  Henry  Lewis 
at  Zanesville,  Ohio,  Sept.  21,  1848. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Lewis  died  March  29,  1894,  aged  72  years. 

Children  of  John  H.  Lewis  and  Elizabeth  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Lucy  Ellen,  born  July  30,  1849. 

Arthur  James,  "     July  9,  1851. 

Ida  Virginia,  "     Nov.  20,  1853. 

Marshall  Gurley,  "    Aug.  20,  1856. 

Clara  Edith,  "     May  21,  1861. 

Elizabeth  Gurley  was  born  at  Richland  Township,  Fair- 
field Co.,  Ohio,  Feb.  23,  1822. 


14. 

JOHN^  BEATTY  GURLEY,  of  Zanesville,  Ohio,  was 
married  to  Elizabeth  Webb,  daughter  of  Timothy  and  Mary 
Webb,  formerly  of  London,  England,  Jan.  22,  1852. 

Children  of  John  B.  Gurley  and  Elizabeth  Webb,  his 
wife : 

30.  Emma  ^heodocia,  born  Nov.  30,  1852. 

31.  Kate  Estelle,  "     April  14,  1S54. 

32.  Edith  Sophira,  "    Jan.     14,  1857. 

33.  Fred  Timothy,  "     April  14,  1864. 


2o6  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

SUSANNA  CATHERINE  GURLEY,  daughter  of 
James  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  R.  (Stockard)  Gurley  of  Zanes- 
ville,  Ohio,  married  William  C.  Trimble  of  the  same  town 
Feb.  15,  1854,  afterwards  of  Mansfield,  in  the  same  state. 

Mrs.  Susanna  C.  Trimble  died  Sept.  21,  1894,  aged  60 
years. 

Children  of  William  C.  Trimble  and  Susanna  C.  Gurley, 
his  wife  —  one  only : 

Flora  Virginia,  born  April  17,  1855. 

Flora   Virginia   Trin:ble   married   John   Cook   Nov.    15, 

1874. 

Susanna  Catherine  Gurley  was  known  as  Kate  Gurley. 


16. 

ELKANAH  WALTER  GURLEY,  of  Hendersonville, 
N.  C,  was  married  to  Sybil  A.  McKesson  of  Ohio,  Sept.  4, 
1865. 

Children  of  Elkanah  W.  Gurley  and  Sybil  A.  McKesson, 
his  wife: 

34.  Nora  Esther,        born  Mar.  23,1868;  died  Sept.  25,  1869. 

35.  Robert  Walter,     "    Feb.     3,  1870. 

36.  Clara  Lucila,  "    Sept.  29,  1873. 

37.  Arthur  L.,  "    Aug.  29,  1875. 

38.  Emma  Fay,  "    June    8,  1883. 


BENJAMIN  BEATTY  GURLEY,  of 
was  twice  married. 

He  had  children. 

Captain  Benjamin  B.  Gurley  was  a  captain  in  the  Union 
Army. 


THE    GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  207 

18. 

CLARA  VIRGINIA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  James  and 
Elizabeth  R.  (Stockard)  Gurley  of  Charles  City,  Iowa,  mar- 
ried Oaklev  Pomeroy,  formerly  of  Franklin,  Vt.,  Nov.  18, 

1859. 

Children  of  Oakley  Pomeroy  and  Clara  V.  Gurley,  his 

wife : 

Son,      born  Dec.  28,  1862;  died  Dec.  28,  1862. 
Henry,     "     Nov.  28,  1876. 

Mr.  Oakley  Pomeroy  resides  in  Charles  City,  Iowa,  and 
is  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business. 


19. 

MARY  ELLEN  GURLEY,  daughter  of  James  and 
Elizabeth  R.  (Stockard)  Gurley  of  Zanesville,  Ohio,  mar- 
ried Ira  E.  Abell  of  Franklin,  Conn.,  in  Peppin,  Dunn  Co., 
Wis.,  Nov.  I,  1859,  afterwards  of  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

Children  of  Ira  E.  Abell  and  Mary  E.  Gurley,  his  wife : 

William  Maitland,  born  Mar.  17,  1861. 

Edward  Walter,  "  Sept.  29,1864. 

Arthur  Maynard,  "  April  6,  1S68. 

Clara  Grace,  "  Feb.  3,  1872. 

Rose  Ellen,  "  Feb.  28,  1875. 

Lura  Emma,  "  Aug.  3,  1878. 

Florence,  "  Mar.  20,  1880. 

Ruth  Maxwell,  "  Mar.  12,  1883;  died  April  16,  1883. 

Leonard  Gurley,  "  Feb.  26,  1887. 

Mr.  Ira  E.  Abell  is  general  agent  for  the  Merchants'  and 
Travelers'  Accident  Insurance  Co.,  at  Bridgeport,  Conn. 
(1897.) 


22. 

ANN  ELIZABETH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  William  D. 
and  Nancy  Jane  (Stevenson)  Gurley  of  Bogart,  Ohio,  mar- 
ried Philip  Shull  Van  Natta  of  Northampton  Co.,  Pa., 
afterwards  of  Clyde,  Sandusky  Co.,  Ohio;  married  in  Per- 
kins, Mahoning  Co.,  Ohio,  Sept.  15,  .1859. 


2o8  THE   GURLEY   FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

Children  of  Philip  S.  Van  Natta  and  Ann  Elizabeth  Gur- 
ley,  his  wife : 

Catherine  Jane,  born  Aug.  21,1860. 
William  Franklin,  "  April  10,  1S64. 
Mattie  Buck,  "     Aug.    24,  1S67. 

Clair  Fletcher,  "     Sept.    18,1871. 

Leonard  Berd,  "     Dec.      5,  1877. 

Mr.  Philip  S.  Van  Natta,  occupation,  farming. 


24. 

SARAH  SUSANNAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  William 
D.  and  Nancy  J.  (Stevenson")  Gurley  of  IJogart,  O.,  married 
James  D.  Parker  in  Sandusky,  Ohio,  Nov.  3,  1869. 

Children  of  James  D.  Parker  and  Sarah  S.  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Eva  Jane,  born  Jan.    22,  1S70. 

Laura  Francis,  "    Sept.  16,  1S73  ;  died  Sept.  16,  1S75. 

James  Daniel,  "     Sept.     2,  1S76. 

Jessie  Alice,  "     Mar.   21,  1880. 

Leila  Maud,  "    Jan.     17,  1884. 

Mr.  James  D.  Parker,  business,  general  store,  feed  mill, 
and  molding  sand. 


26. 

WILLIAM  FLETCHER  GURLEY,  of  Bogart,  Erie 
Co.,  Ohio,  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Richards,  daughter  of 
Miles  C.  and  Eunice  Richards,  Sept.  22,  1874. 

Children  of  William  F.  Gurley  and  Mary  E.  Richards,  his 
wife : 

39.  William  Miles,  born  July     2,  1875.  . 

40.  Boyd  Fletcher,   "     Feb.   23,  1877. 

41.  James  Worth,       "     Oct.    29,  1S83. 

Mr.  William  F.  Gurley,  at  the  age  of  seven  years,  moved 
with  his  parents  to  the  farm  where  he  now  resides  (1897); 
attended  district  school  till  the  age  of  fourteen,  then  entered 
Sandusky  High  School,  and  finished  there  at  the  age  of 
seventeen  years;  then  completed  a  business  course  at  the 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 


209 


business  college  of  Sandusky.  Jan.  i,  1870,  he  accepted  a 
position  with  a  drygoods  firm  of  Sandusky  as  clerk  and 
bookkeeper.  In  the  fall  of  1873  came  to  the  farm  and  com- 
menced teaching  school.  Since  that  date  has  taught  school 
during  winter  months,  and  during  the  sunmier  has  been 
engaged  in  farming  and  raising  fruit.  He  has  been  justice 
of  the  peace  the  past  nine  years,  and  filled  many  positions 
of  trust,  and  is  one  of  the  town's  most  respected  citizens. 


29. 

LEONARD  BEATTY  GURLEY,  of  Marion,  Ohio,  was 
twice  married:  first  to  Lizzie  C.  John  of  Fairburg,  Living- 
ston Co.,  111.,  Sept.  26,  1871. 

She  died  of  consumption  Oct.  6,  1873. 

Second  marriage  to  Sarah  Barnhart  of  Marion,  Ohio, 
Feb.  8,  1878. 

Children  of  Leonard  B.  Gurley  and  Lizzie  C.  John,  his 
first  wife  —  one  only : 

42.  William  E.,  born  July  16,  1S72  ;  died  Dec.  13,  1881. 

Children  of  Leonard  B.  Gurley  and  Sarah  Barnhart,  his 
second  wife: 

43.  Harry  Leonard,  born  Aug.    i,  1879. 

44.  Ollie  Eveline  "     Dec.   23,  1884. 

Mr.  Leonard  B.  Gurley  is  a  wholesale  and  retail  dealer 
in  flour,  feed,  and  coal  at  126  N.  E.  Street,  Marion,  Ohio 
(also  agent  for  hollow  blocks),  where  he  is  carrying  on  a 
large  and  profitable  business.  Politically,  a  Republican 
and  a  sound-money  man. 


14 


PART    FOURTH. 


As  to  this  branch  of  the  Gtirley  family  the  author  lias 
two  statements,  and  being  unable  to  decide  which  is  correct, 
publishes  both. 

CAPT.  BENJAMIN  GURLEY,  of  Marblehead,  Mass., 
afterwards  of  the  town  of  Keene,  Cheshire  Co.,  N.  H.  Of 
his  ancestry  but  little  is  known,  except  he  was  a  captain  of 
a  merchant  vessel  at  the  time  of  the  war  of  1776,  carrying 
goods  and  merchandise  to  and  from  foreign  countries. 
When  the  war  began  he  had  his  vessel  rigged  over  into  a 
gunboat  and  fought  the  British  on  the  water.  After  the  war 
was  over  he  settled  his  family  in  the  town  of  Keene,  Cheshire 
Co.,  New  Hampshire,  and  returned  to  France,  where  he 
had  a  considerable  sum  of  money  deposited  in  a  bank.  They 
informed  him  at  the  bank  that  they  did  not  have  the  money 
ready  to  pay  him  then,  but  told  him  to  come  at  a  stated 
time  and  his  money  would  be  ready  for  him.  Nothing 
further  is  known  in  relation  to  his  getting  this  money,  as 
he  died  by  poisoning  on  his  way  home  (in  July  or  August, 
1786),  and  his  body  was  taken  to  his  family  by  his  mate, 
Robert  Swan. 

[T/ie  above  account  is  as  giveti  by  Mr.  Alfred  Chester  Gurley 
as  told  him  by  his  father,  Mr.  Benjamin  Gurley,  No.  4,  atid  as 
told  him  by  his  mother,  Mrs.  Betsey  Gurley,  widow  of  Capt.  Ben- 
jamin Gurley  l\ 

Three  Gurley  brothers  came  from  England,  one  bearing 
the  name  of  Oliver. 

Of  these  three  one  went  south. 

One  went  to  New  York. 

One  stayed  in  New  England. 

*Nicholas  Gurley  (think  given  name  was  Nicholas)  was 


*  Mrs.  Melissa  (Gurley)  West  says  she  thinks  probably  Mr.  .Mfred  Chester  Gurley 
is  right  regarding  the  name  Benjamin  Gurley  instead  of  Nicholas,  and  should  be  Capt. 
Benjamin  Gurley. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  21I 

born  at  Marblehead  (part  of  Boston),  Mass.,  age  not 
known.  But  he  was  a  captain  of  a  vessel  having  on  board 
soldiers  for  the  Revolutionary  Army.  He,  with  all  on 
board,  was  captured  by  the  British,  and  taken  to  London, 
Eng..  and  kept  there  until  peace  was  declared.  They  were 
then  sent  home.  Many  had  died.  Nicholas  Gurley  lived 
but  three  weeks  after  reaching  home,  and  it  was  said  the 
prisoners  had  slow  poison,  as  their  symptoms  indicated. 
His  wife's  name  was  Betsey.  They  had  three  sons  and  one 
daughter. 

IThe  above  is  as  given  by  Mrs.  Melissa  {Gurley)  West,  No. 
rj,  as  told  her  by  her  father,  Nicholas  Gtirley,  No.  2,  son  of  Capf. 
Gurley.'] 

Children  of  Capt.  Benjamin  Gurley  and  Betsey 
his  wife,  of  Marblehead,  Mass.,  afterwards  of  Keene,  Che- 
shire Co.,  New  Hampshire: 


1.  Thomas,      born . 

2.  Nicholas,      "     May    2,  1783. 

3.  Betsey,  "    . 

4.  Benjamin,     "    Oct.    26,  17S6. 

[Note. —  Undoubtedly,  there  will  be  some  who  would 
like  to  ask  the  author  of  this  history  which  of  these  two 
statements,  in  his  opinion,  is  correct.  That  question  is  an 
important  question,  which  I  cannot  answer  only  in  this  way: 
That  after  getting  all  the  information  possible  from  both 
Mrs.  Melissa  (Clurley)  West  and  Alfred  Chester  Gurley,  I 
may  have  some  reasons  for  thinking  at  this  time  that  per- 
haps the  statements  as  given  me  by  Alfred  Chester  Gurley 
may  be  the  nearest  to  correct.] 

The  historian  and  genealogist,  Savage,  says  there  were 
Gurley s  in  Boston  as  far  back  as  1653.  which  I  am  in  hopes 
to  know  more  about  some  time. 


I  and  3. 

THOMAS  GURLEY,  was  born  at  Marblehead,  Mass., 
and  went  with  his  parents  to  Keene,  Cheshire  Co.,  New 
Hampshire.  He  afterwards  went  to  Ottawa,  La  Salle  Co., 
Illinois,  and  at  this  writing,  Jan.  I.  1897,  no  .further  reliable 
information  is  known  of  him. 

— By  Mrs.  Melissa  (Gurley)  West. 


212  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

BETSEY  GURLEY,  No.  3,  was  born  at  Marblehead. 
Mass.  Went  with  her  parents  to  Keene,  Cheshire  Co.,  New 
Hampshire.  She  died  of  consumption,  and  h'om  the  best 
information  was  never  married. 

—Mrs.  MeHssa  (Gurley)  West. 

The  following  by  Alfred  Chester  Gurley: 

THOMAS  GURLEY,  oldest  son  of  Capt.  Benjamin 
Gurley  of  Marblehead,  Mass.  Of  him  but  little  is  known, 
except,  about  1842,  he  lived  in  Massachusetts,  was  married, 
had  one  son,  Sewell,  and  believe  also  a  son  Robert.  No 
other  reliable  information  is  known  of  him  (Jan.,  1897). 


NICHOLAS  GURLEY,  of  Marblehead,  Mass.,  after- 
wards of  Richland  and  Sandy  Creek,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y., 
was  married  to  Betsey  Scripture  Sept.  17,  1807,  daughter 
of  Samuel  and  Betsey  (Barrett)  Scripture  of  Keene, 
Cheshire  Co.,  N.  H. 

Mr.  Nicholas  Gurley  died  July  14,  1846,  aged  63  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Betsey  Gurley,  died  Oct.  5,  1881,  aged 
95  years  6  months. 

Children  of  Nicholas  Gurley  and  Betsey  Scripture,  his 
wife : 


5. 

MiLAND, 

born 

1  June     2,  1808. 

6. 

Reuben  S., 

« 

Mar.     8,  1810. 

7- 

Orville, 

u 

Dec.    23,  181 1. 

8. 

Betsey, 

t( 

Sept.  26,  1813. 

9- 

Nicholas  Palmer, 

it 

Aug.     8,  1815. 

10. 

Mary, 

« 

Sept.  25,  1817. 

11. 

Rebecca, 

u 

Jan.      8,  1819. 

12. 

Clarrisa, 

il 

Mar.     4,  1822. 

13- 

Melissa, 

tl 

April  17,  1824. 

14. 

Lucy  Ann, 

It 

July     6,  1S27. 

15- 

Ruth, 

(< 

June    3,  1829;  died  Feb.  18,  1842 

Directly  after  marriage,  Mr.  Nicholas  Gurley,  with  his 
bride,  made  their  home  on  what  is  known  as  the  Harmon 
farm,  in  the  town  of  Richland,  now  a  part  of  Sandy  Creek, 
Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y. 


jTHE   GURLEY   FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  213 

Buying  that  farm,  he  built  a  log  house,  wherein  they  be- 
gan housekeeping  and  lived  some  years.  Later,  sold  out 
and  bought  a  flouring  mill  at  Sandy  Creek,  operating  that 
a  few  years,  then  selling  that  and  buying  the  homestead, 
whereon  he  remained  till  death. 

Mr.  Gurley,  while  operating  his  farm,  had  a  contract  for 
carrying  the  mail  from  Sackett's  Harbor,  N.  Y.,  to  Oswego, 
N.  Y.,  a  distance  of  some  fifty  miles,  the  mail  being  carried 
on  horsel)ack;  and  later  he  established  a  stage  route  over 
this  line,  the  sons,  Reuben  and  Miland,  being  old  enough  to 
act  as  drivers. 

Mr.  Gurley  served  through  the  war  of  1812  as  captain  of 
a  company  stationed  at  Sackett's  Harbor,  N.  Y.,  in  conse- 
quence of  which  service  Mr.  Gurley  was  given  a  grant  of 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land,  and  a  pension  the  last 
years  of  his  life.  His  death  was  caused  by  being  thrown 
from  a  horse,  at  the  age  of  sixty-three  years.  His  widow, 
Mrs.  Betsey  Gurley,  died  of  paralysis  at  the  advanced  age 
of  95  years  6  months. 


4. 

BENJAMIN  GURLEY,  of  Waupaca,  Waupaca  Co., 
Wis.,  was  married  to  Clarinda  Wilder  of  Sandy  Creek,  N. 
Y.,  formerly  from  Vermont. 

Mr.  Benjamin  Gurley  died  Aug.  13,  1859,  aged  yi  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Clarinda  Gurley,  died  July  2,  1865,  aged 
y^  years  (from  a  cancer  on  her  face). 

Children  of  Benjamin  Gurley  and  Clarinda  Wilder,  his 
wife. 

16.  Infant,  born  Dec.  28,1810;  died  in  infancy. 

17.  Infant,  "  Mar.  31,1812;  died  in  infancy. 

18.  Perry,  "  Sept.  8,  1813;  died  Sept. —,  1815. 

19.  Perry  Wilder,  "  Mar.  16,  1S15. 

20.  Alfred  A.,  "  Aug.  16,  1817  ;  died  Sept.  2S,  1S29. 

21.  Jason  A.,  "  June  22,1819;  died  Sept.    6,  1S39. 

22.  Clarinda,  "  Sept.  8,  1822. 

23.  Elviria,  "  May  3,  1823. 

24.  Joanna,  "  Mar.  13,  1826;  died  Aug.  2,  1827. 

25.  Joanna,  "  July  26,  182S. 

26.  Alfred  Chester,  "  July  5,  1S31. 

27.  Emily,  "  June  28,  1834. 


214  "^^^   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

Benjamin  Gurley  of  Waupaca,  Waupaca  Co.,  Wis.,  was 
born  in  the  town  of  Keene,  Cheshire  Co.,  New  Hampshire, 
Oct.  26,  1786  (about  three  months  after  the  death  of  his 
father,  Capt.  Benjamin  Gurley),  where  he  spent  his  early  life. 
He  then  removed  to  Sandy  Creek,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and 
afterwards  removed  from  there  to  the  town  of  Boylston.  in 
the  same  county,  where  he  continued  farming.  Some  time 
in  the  fifties  he  caught  the  western  fever,  and  removed  with 
his  family  to  Illinois,  settling  near  Woodstock,  McHenry 
Co..  where  he  again  engaged  in  farming,  but  after  a  few 
years  decided  to  go  further  north,  and  removed  from  there 
to  Waupaca,  Wis.,  where  he  continued  farming.  He  died 
in  the  town  of  Farmington,  in  the  same  county.  His  wife, 
Clarinda  Wilder,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Brattleborough, 
Vt.,  Nov.  12,  1 79 1. 


5- 

MILAND  GURLEY,  of  Shelbyville,  Mich.,  formerly  of 
Sandy  Creek,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Sally  Frasier  of  Shafts- 
bury,  Vt.,  March  i,  1834. 

Mrs.  Sally  Gurley  died  Sept.  17.  1882. 

Mr.  Miland  Gurley  died  C)ct.  11,  1896,  aged  88  years. 

Children  of  Miland  Gurley  and  Sally  Frasier,  his  wife: 

28.  Melvin  a.,  born  Jan.     7,  1837. 

29.  Jabez,  "     ;  died  Nov.  8,  1S39. 

30.  Angenette,    "    June  26,  1841. 

Mr.  Miland  Gurley  spent  nearly  his  whole  life  as  a  farmer. 
The  first  few  years  of  his  married  life  was  given  to  farming 
in  his  native  town  of  Sandy  Creek.  N.  Y.,  where  the  children 
were  born.  While  the  children  were  yet  small  the  family 
moved  to  Shelbvville,  Mich.,  his  late  home. 


6. 

REUBEN  S.  GURLEY,  of  Sandy  Creek,  N.  Y..  after- 
wards of  Council  Blufifs,  Iowa,  and  ,  Missouri,  where 
he  died. 

He  married  a  woman  in  Peoria,  111. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 


215 


7. 

ORVILLE  GURLEY,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  formerly  of 
vSandv  Creek,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Betsey  Sweet,  Jan.  i, 

1835-' 

Mr.  Orville  Gurley  died  Jnly  18,  1853.  aged  41  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  ]5etsey  Clurley,  died  Jan.        ,  1893. 

Children  of  ( Jrville  Ciurley  and  Betsey  Sweet,  his  wife  — 
3; 


31.  Eber,  born . 

32.     ,  "     ;  died  in  childliood. 


33.     "     ;  died  in  childhood. 

Eber  Gurley  married  and  died,  leaving  one  son. 

Mr.  Orville  Gurley  was  a  great  lover  of  horses,  and 
amassed  quite  a  fortune  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  dealing  in 
the  same.  He  was  an  expert  judge  of  horses,  and  a  most 
excellent  trainer. 


8. 

BETSEY  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Nicholas  and  Betsey 
(Scripture)  Gurley  of  Sandy  Creek,  N.  Y.,  married  John 
Knollin  of  the  same  town  Dec.  2\,  1838. 

Mrs.  Betsey  Knollin  died  of  consumption  Feb.  29,  1840, 
aged  25  years. 

No  children. 


9. 

NICHOLAS  PALMER  GURLEY,  of  Sandy  Creek,  N. 
Y.,  was  married  to  Sibyl  Carpenter,  daughter  of  Asa  and 
Louisa  (Wood)  Carpenter,  of  the  same  town,  Jan.  14,  1841. 

Mrs.  Sybil  Gurley  died  of  paralysis  May  6,  1895,  aged  75 
years. 

Mr.  Nicholas  P.  Gurley  died  of  paralysis  Feb.  2,  1896, 
aged  80  years. 

Children  of  Nicholas  P.  Gurley  and  Sybil  Carpenter,  his 
wife : 

34.  George  Palmer,  born  Nov.  19,  1S41. 

35.  Nicholas,  "     Sept.  30,  1S45. 

36.  Asa  Carpenter,  "     Dec.  23,  1848  ;  died  age  10  years. 

37.  Orville  Herward,  "    June  25,  1852. 

38.  Stephen  Martin,  '*    Aug.  24,  1S56. 


2i6  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Mr.  Nicholas  P.  Gurley,  before  marriage,  spent  some 
years  with  his  brother  Orville  in  Cleveland,  O.,  handling 
horses.  Returning  to  his  native  town  of  Sandy  Creek,  N. 
Y.,  he  bought  the  Gurley  homestead,  built  him  a  house,  and 
began  the  life  of  a  dairy  farmer,  which  business  he  followed 
through  life.  At  his  death,  in  1896,  the  homestead,  which 
he  still  owned,  contained  one  hundred  and  thirteen  acres. 


10. 

MARY  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Nicholas  and  Betsey 
(Scripture)  Gurley  of  Sandy  Creek,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y., 
married  William  Fenn  of  Allegan,  Mich.,  Mar.  20,  1839. 

Mrs.  Mary  Fenn  died  Feb.  21,  1853,  aged  35  years. 

Children  of  William  Fenn  and  Marv  Gurlev,  his  wife: 


Herbert,  born . 

Carrie  E.,                     "     Nov.  ii,  1845. 
Edgar  N.,  "    . 


II. 

REBECCA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Nicholas  and  Betsey 
(Scripture)  Gurley  of  Sandy  Creek,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y., 
married  Albert  Clark  of  Cleveland,  O.,  Sept.  i6,  1841. 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Clark  died  Nov.  11,  1855,  aged  36  years. 
(Buried  at  Mt.  Hawley.  111.) 

Children  of  Albert  Clark  and  Rebecca  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Silas,  born . 

Orville,  "     . 

Edgar,  "     . 


12. 

CLARISSA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Nicholas  and  Bet- 
sey (Scripture)  Gurley  of  Saufl}'  Creek,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y., 
married  Horace  Scripture  of  the  same  town  March  3,  1842. 

Mrs.  Clarissa  Scripture  died  of  consumption  Jan.  3,  1848, 
aged  25  years. 

No  children. 


THE  GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  217 

13. 

MELISSA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Nicholas  and  Betsey 
(Scripture)  Gurley  of  Sandy  Creek,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y., 
married  Nathan  B.  West  of  Allegan,  Mich.,  Oct.  30,  1845. 

(Mr.  and  Mrs.  West  living,  Jan.,  1897.) 

No  children. 

Mr.  Nathan  B.  West  was  born  May  23,  1816.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  West  have  lived  in  Allegan  more  than  fifty  years,  com- 
ing there  with  little  of  this  world's  goods  while  the  place, 
now  the  county  scat,  was  a  very  small  town. 

Mr.  West,  being  a  good  mechanic  and  a  very  industrious 
man,  found,  after  a  few  years,  that  they  had  accumulated 
enough  to  start  a  shingle  mill  and  sash,  blind,  and  door  fac- 
tory, which  business  grew  to  be  a  very  extensive  plant,  re- 
quiring many  men  in  its  operation. 

In  1892  Mr.  W^est  sold  his  entire  interest  in  the  plant,  and 
though  they  have  lost  many  thousands  of  dollars  through 
fire  (as  the  plant  was  burned  three  times),  yet  they  have  an 
ample  sulificiency  to  meet  all  their  necessities  and  pleasure 
in  their  pleasant  home,  to  establish  which  they  put  forth 
such  earnest  effort  in  their  early  life. 


14. 

LUCY  ANN  GURLEY.  daughter  of  Nicholas  and  Bet- 
sey (Scripture)  Gurley  of  Sandy  Creek,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y., 
married  William  Bliss  of  Cleveland,  O.,  Dec.  11,  1850. 

Mrs.  Lucy  Ann  Bliss  died  of  consumption  June  28,  1863. 
aged  36  years. 


19. 

PERRY  WILDER  GURLEY,  of  Waupaca,  Wis., 
formerly  of  Sandy  Creek,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  married 
to  Matilda  Williams  Stowell  of  Oswego  Co.,  June  24,  1841. 

Mr.  Perry  W.  Gurley  died  Jan.         ,  1895,  aged  79  years. 

Children  of  Perry  Wilder  Gurley  and  Matilda  W.  Stowell, 
his  wife: 


2i8  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 


39- 

Celinda,                    born  Aug. 

9, 

1843. 

40. 

Jason  Smith,               "    Dec. 

27, 

1845; 

unmarried  (1S97). 

41. 

Orville  Nicholas,    '•    June 

22, 

1847; 

died  age  3  years. 

42. 

Lucius  Williams,      "    May 

7, 

1849; 

died  age  22  years,  unmarried 

43- 

Franklin  Pierce,     "     Oct. 

1851. 

44. 

Mary  Annie,              "    Nov. 

2, 

1853- 

45- 

Lillie  Almira,          "    April 

•3, 

1855. 

Mr.  Perry  W.  Gurley  spent  the  most  of  his  life  as  a 
farmer,  but  after  liis  wife's  heahh  began  to  fail  he  moved 
into  the  village  of  Waupaca,  where  he  had  charge  of  the  ex- 
press and  freight  business  as  long  as  he  was  able  to  have 
cares. 


22. 

CLARINDA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and 
Clarinda  (Wilder)  Gurley  of  Waupaca,  Wis.,  married  Mar- 
cus Stowell  of  Orwell,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Alarcus  Stowell  and  Clarinda  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Rosina  H.,  born  April  i,  1843. 

Lora  Ann,  "     April  18,  1844. 

Milan  G.,  "    July  13,  1846. 

Marcia  E.,  "     Aug.  10,  1S50. 

Elon  L.,  "     Mar.  15,  1854. 

William  C,  "     Nov.  5,  i860. 


Benjamin  E.,  "     Mar.    15,  1866. 

Mr.  Marcus  Stowell,  occupation,  farming. 


23. 

ELVIRA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Clar- 
inda (Wilder)  Gurley  of  Waupaca,  Wis.,  married  Perry 
Bartlett  of  Sandy  Creek,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  Perry  Bartlett  died  Mar.  27,  1892.  aged  68  years. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Elvira  Bartlett,  died  June  21,  1893,  aged 
70  years. 

Children  of  Perry  Bartlett  and  Elvira  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Eugene  Orville,  born  Dec.  17,1850. 

Arvilla,  "    June  8,  1856. 

Udelle,  "    Feb.  12,  i860. 

Harvey  S.  "     May  16,  1866. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  219 

Mr.  Perry  Bartlett,  occupation,  farming. 


25. 

JOANNA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Clar- 
inda  (Wilder)  Gurley  of  Waupaca,  Wis.,  was  twice  married: 
First  to  Nelson  Stowell,  Nov.  2,  1846. 

He  died  April  26,  1863,  aged  43  years. 

Second  marriage  to  William  Hollis  of  Orwell,  Oswego 
Co.,  N.  Y..  Dec.  22.  1864. 

Children  of  Nelson  Stowell  and  Joanna  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Henry  M.,  born  Aug.    9,  185 1. 

Perry  Wilder,  "     Aug.  19,  1854. 

Mr.  Nelson  Stowell  enlisted  in  the  i  loth  New  York  Re^t. 
U.  S.  A.  Volunteers,  Aug.  6,  1862,  and  died  at  New  Orleans, 
La.,  April  26,  1863. 

Mr.  Nelson  Stowell,  occupation,  farming. 

IMr.  William  Hollis,  occupation,  farming. 


26. 

ALFRED  CHESTER  GURLEY,  of  Waupaca,  Wis., 
formerly  of  Sandy  Creek,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  married 
to  Juda  Ormsby,  daughter  of  Almond  and  Margaret  (Bell) 
Ormsby,  Nov.  4,  1852,  at  Boylston,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Alfred  Chester  Gurley  and  Juda  Ormsby,  his 
wife : 


46 

Orville  Chester,  born  Mar. 

8,1855. 

47 

Benjamin  .Almond,    " 

Mar. 

3h  1857- 

48 

Almira,                         " 

April 

22,  1S59. 

49 

Clara,                           " 

Oct. 

7,  1864. 

50 

Alfred  Jacob,           " 

April 

14,  1867; 

died  May  30,  1886 

51 

Margaret  Lillian,  " 

Dec. 

28,  1870. 

52 

Kate  May,                  " 

May 

20,  1873. 

53 

Albert,                         " 

Aug. 

23,  1876; 

died  Jan.  11,  1S77. 

Mr.  Alfred  C.  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


220  THE  GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

27. 

EMILY  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Clarinda 
(Wilder)  Gurley  of  Waupaca,  Wis.,  married  Lyman  Wilson 
Webb,  ,  1852. 

Mrs.  Emily  Webb  died  of  consumption  Jan.  7,  1895,  aged 
60  years. 

Children  of  Lyman  W.  Webb  and  Emily  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Name  unknown,  born ;  died  in  infancy. 

"  "  "     ;  died  in  infancy. 

Eugene  Almerson,         "     Oct.  31,  1859. 


28. 

MELVIN  A.  GURLEY,  of  Shelbyville,  Mich.,  formerly 
of  Sandy  Creek,  N.  Y.,  was  married  to  Ellen  Mary  Batch- 
olar  of  Martin,  Mich. 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Gurley  died  of  pneumonia  Feb.  6,  1896. 

Children  of  Melvin  A.  Gurley  and  Ellen  Mary  Batcholar, 
his  wife: 

54.  Adelmer,  born  Oct.    16,  1864;  died ,1865. 

55.  Clarence,  "    Dec.  12,  1869. 

56.  Neva,  "     Nov.  14,  1882. 

57.  Arthur,  "     Aug.    4,  18S8. 

Mr.  Melvin  A.  Gurley  of  Shelbyville,  Mich.,  has  a  very 
pleasant  farm  home  one-fourth  of  a  mile  from  village,  which 
has  been  his  for  many  years,  it  being  the  birthplace  of  his 
children. 


30. 

ANGENNETTE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Miland  and 
Sally  (Frasier)  Gurley  of  Shelbyville,  Mich.,  formerly  of 
Sandy  Creek,  N.  Y.,  married  Henry  Herbert  of  Shelbyville, 
Mich.,  July  4,  i860. 

Children  of  Henry  Herbert  and  Angenette  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Wilber  G.,  born  Sept.     4,  1862. 

Mina  H.,  "     Nov.   10,  1864. 

Oren  H.,  "     Nov.   t6,  1866. 

Charlotte  E.,  "     Mar.      i,  1873. 

Edgar  W.,  "    Sept.  24, . 

Howard  VV.,  "    , • 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  221 

Mr.  Henry  Herbert  of  Shelbyville,  Mich.,  was  born  May 
26,  1839. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herbert  have  a  fine  farm  and  pleasant 
home.  .  He  is  considered  one  of  the  best  farmers  of  the 
town.  For  years  was  engag-ed  in  wheat  growing;  later  in 
mixed  farming,  having  among  other  crops  more  than  one 
thousand  barrels  of  apples  for  the  market  in  1896.  For  a 
long  time  has  served  the  town  as  justice  of  the  peace. 


34. 

GEORGE  PALMER  GURLEY,  of  Sandy  Creek, 
Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  was  twice  married.  First,  in  Chicago, 
111.,  to  Euthansia  Bennett,  daughter  of  Oliver  Bennett  of 
Salmon  River,  Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  i.  1866. 

She  died  Nov.  17,  1873,  aged  43  years. 

Second  marriage  to  Widow  Marv  Mead  (formerly  Mary 
HufTstater)  of  Sandy  Creek,  N.  Y.,  Mar.  2,  1886. 

Mr.  George  P.  Gurley  died  Sept.  3,  1893,  aged  51  vears. 

Children  of  George  P.  Gurley  and  Euthansia  Bennett, 
his  wife  —  one  only. 

58.     Raymond  Bennett,  born  Oct.  5,  1873;  unniarried. 

Children  by  second  marriage  —  none. 

Mr.  George  P.  Gurley  spent  the  first  few  years  of  his 
married  life  in  Allegan,  Mich.,  where  he  had  employment 
in  Mr.  N.  B.  West's  sash,  door,  and  blind  factory,  Mrs. 
Gurley  holding  the  position  of  preceptress  in  the  seminary 
at  that  place. 

Tn  the  sixties  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gurley  returned  to  Sandy 
Creek  to  engage  in  dairy  and  mixed  farming,  in  which  busi- 
ness he  continued  till  his  death. 


35. 

NICHOLAS  GURLEY,  of  Sandy  Creek,  N.  Y.,  was 
married  to  Cornelia  Gertrude  Taylor,  daughter  of  Philetus 
Taylor  of  the  same  town,  June  2,  1868. 


222  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Children  of  Nicholas  Giirley  and  Cornelia  G.  Taylor,  his 
wife : 

59.     Ellen  May,  born  June  20,  1S69. 

Mr.  Nicholas  Gurley  is  a  dealer  in  cattle  and  hogs,  which 
he  ships  to  market. 


37. 

ORVILLE  HEVVARD  GURLEY,  of  Plymouth,  She- 
boygan Co.,  Wis.,  formerly  of  Pulaski,  N.  Y.,  and  Sandy 
Creek,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to  Lorette  E.  KnoUin, 
daughter  of  John  R.  and  Elizabeth  Knollin  of  Sandy  Creek, 
N.  Y.,  June  30,  1886. 

Mrs.  Lorette  E.  Gurley  deserted  her  husband  January, 
1888,  and  Mr.  Orville  H.  Gurley  obtained  a  divorce  from 
her  through  the  courts  in  Wisconsin  in  October,  1889. 

No  children. 

Prof.  Orville  H.  Gurley  was  educated  at  Sandy  Creek 
Union  School  and  Pulaski  Academy,  N.  Y.  At  the  age  of 
nineteen  years  he  taught  his  first  term  in  a  district  school  in 
the  east  part  of  Sandy  Creek,  N.  Y.,  and  from  this  time  until 
1879,  he  taught  common  school  winters  and  worked  on  the 
farm  summers.  In  1879  he  was  chosen  principal  of  the 
Pulaski  Union  Graded  School  at  Pulaski,  N.  Y.,  and  con- 
tinued in  that  i)osition  until  1888,  when  he  went  to  Ply- 
mouth, Wis.,  where  he  was  engaged  for  about  two  years  in 
the  office  of  the  vScram  Chair  Factory  Co.  In  1890  Mr. 
Gurley  was  chosen  principal  of  the  public  school  at  Green- 
bush,  Wis.,  which  position  he  now  holds  (1897),  and  has 
held  continuously  except  18  months  he  was  engaged  as 
traveling  salesman  for  the  Northwestern  Yeast  Co.  of 
Chicago,  111. 


38. 

STEPHEN  MARTIN  GURLEY,  of  Pulaski,  N.  Y., 
formerly  of  Sandy  Creek,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to 
Betsey  E.  Kilburne,  daughter  of  Edward  Kilburnc  of  Sandy 
Creek,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  13,  1877. 

Children  of  Stephen  M.  Gurley  and  Betsey  E.  Kilburne, 
his  wife : 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

60.  Frank  Eugene,       born  July  31,  1878. 

61.  Clara  Melissa,  "    Aug.  iS,  1881. 


223 


Mr.  Stephen  M.  Gurley  is  a  very  industrious  man,  and  is 
now  engaged  in  a  flouring  mill  in  Pulaski,  N.  Y. 


39. 

CELINDA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Perry  W.  and  Ma- 
tilda W.  (Stowell)  Gurley  of  Waupaca,  Wis.,  married  Grin 
Hall  of  the  same  town  Jan.  13,  1866. 

Mr.  Orin  Plall  died  May         ,  1892. 

Children  of  Orin  Hall  and  Celinda  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Matilda  Jane,  born  June     8,  i868. 

Bertie,  "    Oct.     — ,  1869. 

Charles  Moses,  "     Aug.   21,  1874. 

Mr.  Orin  Hall,  occupation,  jeweler  and  engraver. 


43. 

FRANKLIN  PIERCE  GURLEY,  of  Waupaca,  Wis., 
was  married  to  Susan  Collier  Oct.  5,  1877,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Collier,  who  was  born  in  Langford  Co.,  Ireland, 
in  1824,  and  came  to  North  r>ritish  America.  Matilda  Coul- 
son  (wife  of  Tlioiuas  Collier)  was  born  in  New  Brunswick. 

Children  of  Franklin  P.  Gurley  and  Susan  Collier,  his 
wife: 

62.  Earl  Walton,         born  May      7,  1880. 

63.  Jessie  Matilda,         "    Dec.    21,  1884. 

Mr.  Franklin  P.  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


44. 

MARY  ANNIE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Perry  W.  and 
Matilda  W.  (Stowell)  Gurley  of  Waupaca,  Wis.,  married 
Flerman  Leroy  Bump,  Sept.  6,  1882,  of  Merrill,  Lincohi  Co., 
Wis.    He  was  formerly  from  Morris,  Otsego  Co.,  N.  Y. 


224  '^"^   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

Children  of  Herman  L.  Bump  and  Mary  Annie  Gurley, 
his  ^vife: 

Arthur  Leroy,  born  July  ii,  1890. 

Mr.  Herman  L.  Bump,  occupation,  lumberman. 


45. 

LILLIE  ALMIRA  GURLEY.  dau£^hter  of  Perry  W. 
and  Matilda  W.  (Stowell)  Gurley  of  Waupaca,  Wis.,  mar- 
ried Elisha  L.  Bump  of  Morris,  Otsej^o  Co.,  N.  Y.,  after- 
wards of  Wausau,  Wis.,  March  7.  1873. 

Children  of  Elisha  L.  Bump  and  Lillie  A.  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Franklin  Elisha,  born  Nov.     9,  1873. 

Mary  Evelyn,  "     Nov.  27,  1874. 

Florence  Matilda,  "     Oct.    27,  1876. 

Elisha  L.  Bump,  Esq.,  occupation,  attorney-at-law. 


46. 

ORVILLE  CHESTER  GURLEY,  of  Waupaca.  Wis., 
was  married  to  Louisa  Izenia  Cornwell  of  Dupont,  Wau- 
paca Co.,  Wis.,  March  16,  1885. 

Mr.  Orville  C.  Gurley  died  Feb.  16,  1895,  ag^ed  40  years. 

Children  of  Orville  C.  Gurley  and  Louisa  L  Cornwell,  his 
wife: 

64.  Waytie,  born  May    30,  1.S86. 

65.  Henrietta,  "     Oct.     21,  1888. 

66.  Hattie  Louisa,  "    Feb.    17,  1S91. 

67.  Orville  Udelle,  "    Feb.    18,  1893. 
[[68.  Orville,  "     April  11,  1895. 

Mr.  Orville  C.  Gurley,  occupation,  farmer  and  black- 
smith. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


225 


47- 

BENJAMIN  ALMON  GURLEY  of  Dayton,  Waupaca 
Co.,  Wis.,  was  married  to  Adelia  C.  Frihart  April  11,  1882, 
daughter  of  Martin  T.  and  Clarissa  A.  Frihart  of  Waupaca, 
Wis. 

Children  of  Benjamin  A.  Gurley  and  Adelia  Frihart,  his 
wife: 

69.  Oscar  Byron,  born  Feb.    27,  1885. 

70.  RuBA  Teresia,  "    Aug.    19,  1888. 

71.  Paul  Benjamin,         "     Mar.    23,  1890. 

Mr.  Benjamin  A.  Gurley,  occupation,  farming. 


48. 

ALMIRA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Alfred  C.  and  Juda 
(Ornisby)  Gurley  of  Waupaca,  Wis.,  was  twice  married. 
First  to  Jefferson  Sheldon  of  Dayton,  Waupaca  Co.,  Wis., 
June  12,  1879. 

Second  marriage  to  Jacob  Andrew  Chady  of  Waupaca, 
Wis.,  afterwards  of  Dayton,  in  the  same  county,  Nov.  18, 
1890. 

Children  of  Jefferson  Sheldon  and  Almira  Gurley,  his 
wife : 

Roland  Jacob,  born  Mar.  7,  1880. 

Carrie  May,  "     May  29,  1883. 

Infant,  "     July  — ,  1884. 

Harlow  Ralph,  "     April  7,  1886, 

Children  of  Jacob  A.  Chady  and  Mrs.  Almira  Gurley 
Sheldon,  his  wife: 

Delbert  Lee,  born  Jan.     23,  1897. 

Mr.  Jacob  A.  Chady,  occupation,  farming. 


49. 

CLARA   GURLEY,   daughter  of  Alfred  C.   and  Juda 
(Ormsby)  Gurley  of  Waupaca,  Wis.,  married  John  L.  Krue- 
ger  April  3^  1886. 
15 


226  lTHE   GURLEY   family   GENEALOGY. 

Children  of  John  L.  Krueger  and  Clara  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Lee  Darwin,  born  Jan.  31,  18S7. 

Fern  Bell,  "  April  26,  1888. 

Mona  Maud,  "  May      9,  1889. 

Jessie  Ray,  "  June     9,  1S90. 

Silas  Jacob,  "  Mar.  16,  1893;  died  Jan.  22,  1896. 

Nina  Floreta,  "  May  22,  1894  ;  died  Jan.  12,  1896. 

Mark  Twain,  "  Nov.  10,  1896. 

Mr.    John    Louis    Krueger,    occupation,    carpenter    and 
j'oiner. 


50. 

MARGARET  LILLL\N  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Al- 
fred C.  and  Juda  (Ormsby)  Gurley  of  Waupaca,  Wis.,  mar- 
ried John  Knox  of  the  same  town  Aug.  26,  1890. 

Mrs.  Margaret  L.  Knox  died  May  20,  1894,  aged  23  years. 

Children  of  John  Knox  and  Margaret  L.  Gurley,  his  wife 
—  one  only : 

Marion,  born  Feb.  20,  1893. 

Mr.  John  Knox,  occupation,  earns  his  living  by  the  sweat 
of  his  brow,  which  must  certainly  be  an  honest  living. 


51- 

KATE  MAY  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Alfred  C.  and  Juda 
(Ormsby)  Gurley  of  Waupaca,  Wis.,  married  Charles  Jeffer- 
son Munsinger  June  29,  1890. 

Children  of  Charles  J.  Munsinger  and  Kate  M.  Gurley, 
his  wife: 

Laura  May,  born  June  28,  1891 ;  died  Aug.  4,  1891. 
Ella  Belle,  "     April  29,  1893. 

Eva  Lovina,  "     Oct.    17,1894. 

Earl  Charles,  "    Aug.    9,  1896. 

Mr.  Charles  J.  Munsinger  was  born  April  19,  1857,  at 
Elyria,  Lorain  Co.,  Ohio.  His  occupation,  carpenter  and 
joiner. 


PART    FIFTH. 


REV.  JOSEPH  GURLEY  AND  REV.  JOHN  GURLEY. 


REV.  JOSEPH  GURLEY  and  REV.  JOHN  GUR- 
LEY were  two  brothers  who  came  to  this  country  with 
their  famihes,  and  were  both  Episcopal  clergymen. 

Of  their  early  ancestry  but  little  is  known,  except  they 
belonged  to  an  old  Scotch  family  who  settled  in  the  north 
part  of  Ireland,  and  came  to  this  country  from  England 
about  1760,  and  settled  in  Northampton  Co.,  Va.,  and  after- 
wards they  or  their  descendants  removed  to  Johnston  Co., 
N.  C. 

Children  of  Rev.  Joseph  Gurley  and  , 

his  wife: 


I.    Peterson,  born 


I. 

PETERSON  GURLEY,  of  Winton,  Hertford  Co.,  N. 
C,  was  married  to  Jane  Montgomery  about  1822. 

Mr.  Peterson  Gurley  died  ,  1828. 

After  his  death  his  widow,  Mrs.  Jane  Gurley,  removed 
to  Windsor,  in  the  same  state,  and  lived  with  her  son,  Wil- 
liam P.  Gurley,  until  she  died. 

Children  of  Peterson  Gurley  and  Jane  Montgomery,  his 
wife : 

2.  William  Peterson,  born  Dec.  25,  1824. 

3.  Annie  Elizabeth,        "    ;  died  in  infancy. 


228  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

2. 

WILLIAM  PETERSON  GURLEY.  of  Windsor, 
Bertie  Co.,  N.  C,  was  married  four  times.  First  to  Sarah 
Elizabeth  Smallwood,  daui^hter  of  John  and  Marv  (Lock- 
hart)  Small  wood  Feb.  15,  1846. 

She  died  June  20,  1863,  aged  T,y  years. 

Second  marriage  to  Agnes  B.  Simmons,  daughter  of  Z. 
B.  and  Keziah  Simmons,  Jan.  6,  1865. 

She  died  June  20,  1866,  aged  36  years. 

Third  marriage  to  Annie  Eliza  McGlaughon.  daughter  of 
Frederick  McGlaughon,  Mar.  27,  1867. 

She  died  May  2,  1868.  aged  27  years. 

Fourth  marriage  to  Elizabeth  Jane  Hines,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  Hines,  Nov.  i,  1868. 

Mr.  William  P.  Gurley  died  Sept.  8,  1887,  aged  62  years. 

Children  of  William  P.  Gurley  and  Sarah  E.  Smallwood, 
his  first  wife: 

4.  William  Peterson,      born  Sept.     3,  1S49  ;  died  May  13,  1879,  unmarried. 

5.  Whitmel  Smallwood,    "    Sept.  23,  1851. 

6.  Robert  John,  "     Aug.     6,  1853;  died  April  4,  1874. 

7.  Thomas  Pogh,  "     Nov.    9,  1855. 

8.  Mary  Jane,  "     Oct.    10,  1857. 

9.  Charles,  "     Feb.  24,  1861. 

10.  Sarah,  "    June     i,  1S63  ;  died  June  20,  1S63. 

Children  of  William  P.  Gurley  and  Agnes  B.  Simmons, 
his  second  wife: 

11.  Lucy  Frances,  born  Nov.    9,  1S65. 

Children  of  William  P.  Gurley  and  Annie  Eliza  Mc- 
Glaughon, his  third  wife: 

12.  Joseph,  born  Mar.  24,  1868. 

Children  of  William  P.  Gurley  and  Elizabeth  J.  Hines, 
his  fourth  wife: 

13.  George,  born  Sept.  14,  1869;  died  April  22,  1878. 

14.  Francis  (Frank),  "     Nov.  29,  1870. 

15.  Henry,  "     May     8,  1872;  died  Sept.  24,  1873. 

16.  Elizabeth,  "     Mar.     i,  1875,  single. 

17.  Susan,  "    June  23,  1879. 

18.  Edward,  "    May     3,  1885. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 


229 


5. 

WHITMEL  SMALLWOOD  GURLEY,  of  Windsor, 
Bertie  Co.,  N.  C,  was  twice  married.  First  to  Parthcnia 
Standing  Leary,  daughter  of  James  S.  and  Sarah  (Nicholls) 
Leary,  Aug.  2^,  1878. 

She  died  March  10,  1882,  aged  27  years. 

Second  marriage  to  EhzabethPugh  Burden,  daughter  of 
James  and  Mary  ElHnor  Burden,  Dec.  18,  1889. 

Children  of  Dr.  W.  S.  Gurlcy  and  Parthenia  S.  Leary,  his 
first  wife  —  one  only : 

19.  Sallie  Joe,  born  May  lo,  iSSo;  died  May  20,  1883. 

Children  of  Dr.  W.  S.  Gurley  and  Elizabeth  P.  Burden, 
his  second  wife: 

20.  Whittie  Pugh,         born  April  3,  1893. 

21.  William  Burden,      "    July"  3,  1S95. 

Dr.  W.  S.  Gurley  has  always  lived  in  the  town  of  Wind- 
sor, N.  C,  where  he  now  resides. 

He  graduated  in  medicine  at  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical 
College  in  1873,  and  has  practiced  his  profession  in  his 
native  place  ever  since. 


7. 

THOMAS  PUGH  GURLEY,  of  Windsor,  Bertie  Co.. 
N.  C,  was  married  to  Albina  Beasley,  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Aseneth  Beasley.  Sept.  16,  1877. 

Children  of  Thomas  P.  Gurley  and  Albina  Beasley,  his 
wife : 

22.  Maude,                       born  June  26,  187S. 

23.  James  Capeheart,     "    Sept.  11,1880. 

24.  Sarah  E.,j  ,    ^^^ 

25.  Mary  J.,    )  '       j 

Mr.  Thomas  P.  Gurley  resides  in  his  native  town,  Wind- 
sor, N.  C. ;  is  a  merchant,  and  deals  in  drygoods,  groceries, 
boots,  shoes,  hats,  caps,  etc. 


230 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GEtlEALOGY. 


8. 


MARY  JANE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  William  P.  and 
Sarah  E.  (Smallwood)  Gurley  (his  first  wife)  of  Windsor, 
Bertie  Co.,  N.  C,  married  Wilbur  F.  Askew  Feb.  14,  1877. 

Children  of  Capt.  Wilbur  F.  Askew  and  Mary  Jane  Gur- 
ley, his  wife  —  one  only: 

.    Maggie  Peterson,  bom  Dec.  15,  1877. 

Capt.  Wilbur  F.  Askew  of  Windsor,  N.  C,  has  been  a 
steamboat  captain  ever  since  he  came  to  manhood.  He  is 
also  a  photographer. 


9- 

CHARLES  GURLEY,  of  Norfolk,  Va.,  formerly  of 
Windsor,  N.  C,  was  married  •  to  Sallie  Robert  Parker, 
daughter  of  Robert  and  Elma  Parker  of  Gates  Co.,  N.  C, 
Nov.  26,  1880. 

Mr.  Charles  Gurley  died  April  3,  1895,  aged  34  years. 

Children  of  Charles  Gurley  and  Sallie  R.  Parker,  his  wife: 

26.  William  Peterson,  born  Oct.     7,  1881  ;  died  in  infancy. 

27.  Charles  Whitmel,      "    July   15,  1884;  died  Feb.  24,  1895. 

28.  Mary  Elma,  "    May  15,  1888. 

Mr.  Charles  Gurley  of  Norfolk,  Va.,  lived  a  short  but  use- 
ful life.  He  was  full  of  energy  and  a  man  of  sterling  qual- 
ities. He  was  a  business  man  and  an  exemplary  Christian 
gentleman,  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  at  the 
time  of  his  death.  He  died  of  consumption  at  Colorado 
Springs,  Col.,  where  he  went  for  his  health.  His  remains 
were  brought  to  Norfolk,  Va.,  where  they  were  buried. 


II. 

LUCY  FRANCES  GURLEY,  daughter  of  William  P. 
and  Agnes  B.  (Simmons)  Gurley  (his  second  wife)  of  Wind- 
sor, Bertie  Co.,  N.  C,  married  W.  B.  Cheek,  formerly  of 
Warrenton,  N.  C,  Oct.  17,  1888. 

No  children. 

Mr.  W.  B.  Cheek  resides  at  Norfolk,  Va..  and  is  engaged 
in  the  storage  business.    (1897.) 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  23 1 

12. 

JOSEPH  GURLEY,  of  Norfolk,  Va.,  was  married  to 
Lula  Augusta  Barrett  Nov.  27,  1889. 

Mrs.  Lula  A.  Gurley  died  Jan.  13,  1894,  aged  26  years. 
Children  of  Joseph  Gurley  and  Lula  A.  Barrett,  his  wife: 

29.  Joseph  McGlaughon,  born  Jan.  25,  1891. 

30.  William  Meridith,         "    Jan.     4,  1894  ;  died  Jan.  19,  1894. 

Mr.  Joseph  Gurley  was  l)orn  at  Windsor,  Bertie  Co., 
North  Carolina,  March  24,  1868.  Left  home  at  the  age  of 
twelve  years  for  college,  and  after  finishing  his  scholastic 
duties  settled  in  Norfolk,  Ya.,  in  the  year  1885,  and  was 
employed  as  a  clerk  in  the  transportation  business,  and  re- 
mained as  such  until  the  year  1889,  when  he  moved  to  Hert- 
ford Co.,  N.  C,  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  shingles 
and  lumber.  Having  lost  his  mills  in  the  year  1893  by  fire, 
and  having  no  insurance  on  them,  was  unable  to  rebuild, 
so  returned  back  to  Norfolk,  Va.,  where  he  has  been  en- 
gaged in  the  commission  business  ever  since.    (1897.) 


14. 

FRANK  GURLEY,  of  High  Point,  Guilford  Co.,  N.  C, 
formerly  of  Windsor,  Bertie  Co.,  in  the  same  state,  was  mar- 
ried to  Lillian  Holmes,  daughter  of  Rev.  J.  M.  and  H. 
Louisa  (Brown)  Holmes  of  Maryland,  Sept.  4,  1893. 

No  children. 

Mr.  Frank  Gurley  lived  at  home  with  his  parents  until 
the  death  of  his  father.  Soon  after  his  death  he  accepted  a 
position  in  Norfolk,  Va.,  where  he  kept  books  and  attended 
to  other  business  for  a  commission  house.  He  soon  gave 
up  this  position,  however,  as  he  did  not  like  to  be  away  from 
home,  consequently  returned  to  Windsor,  where  a  position 
as  clerk  was  awaiting  him  in  a  general  store.  This  position 
he  held  until  the  proprietors  agreed  to  dissolve. 

He  then  accepted  a  position  with  another  general  store, 
but  gave  up  this  position  when  he  became  of  age,  and,  after 
drawing  his  funds,  which  were  bequeathed  to  him  by  his 
father,  he  invested  it  in  a  general  mercantile  business  with 
one  of  his  brothers,  Thomas  P.  Guriey,  as  a  partner. 


232  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

In  the  fall  of  1894  Mr.  Gurley,  on  account  of  his  wife's 
health,  removed  to  High  Point,  Guilford  Co.,  in  the  same 
state,  where,  in  1895,  he  succeeded  J.  E.  Shell  in  the  book 
and  stationery  business,  and  owned  the  entire  business  prior 
to  March  i,  1897,  when  he  took  as  a  partner.  Rev.  N.  R. 
Richardson,  who  was  appointed  colportage  agent  for  the 
Western  North  Carolina  conference  of  the  M.  E.  Church, 
south,  in  Nov.  1896. 

[Mr.  Frank  Gurley  was  named  Francis,  but  is  now  known 
and  called  Frank.] 


REV.  JOHN    GURLEY. 


REV.  JOHN  GURLEY  came  to  this  country  with  his 
family  (as  previously  stated)  with  his  brother,  Rev.  Joseph 
Gurley,  and  also  settled  in  Northampton  Co.,  Va.,  and  after- 
wards he  or  his  descendants  removed  to  Johnston  Co.,  N.  C. 

Children  of  Rev.  John  Gurley  and  ,  his 

wife : 

1.  Edwards,  born . 

2.  Jeremiah,  "    . 


EDWARDS  GURLEY,  of  Johnston  Co.,  N.   C,  was 
married  to  Mary  Davis  (of  Welch  descent)  Sept.  19.  1776. 
Air.  Edwards  Gurley  died 
Children  of  Edwards  Gurley  and  Mary  Davis,  his  wife: 


3- 

Elizabeth, 

born  June     i,  1777; 

died  Oct.  26,  17S8 

4- 

John, 

"    Jan.    23,  1780; 

died  Oct.  30,  1788 

5- 

Keziah, 

"     April    8,  17S3. 

6. 

Jeremiah, 

"     May    17,  1786. 

7- 

Allie, 

"     April  17,  1788. 

8. 

Davis, 

"     April    7,  1792. 

9- 

Mary, 

"     April  26,  1795. 

Mr.  Edwards  Gurley  was  a  planter  and  slave-owner  of 
Johnston  Co.,  N.  C.  His  will  was  probated  in  the  Johnston 
County  Court  in  1795.  His  widow,  Mrs.  Mary  (Davis) 
Gurley,  married,  secondly,  her  first  husband's  cousin  (prob- 
ably), Thomas  Edwards,  and  removed  with  her  family,  in 
1805,  to  Maury  Co.,  Tenn.  They  had  one  child,  a  daughter, 
Ann,  who  married  a  Mr.  Olderson. 

Mr.  Edwards  Gurley  is  said  to  have  been  a  soldier  in  the 
North  Carolina  troops  dviring  the  Revolutionary  War.  The 
examination  of  the  proper  records  for  the  verification  of 
this  tradition  has  never  yet  been  made. 


234  ^^^   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY. 

2. 

JEREMIAH  GURLEY,  of  Johnston  Co.,  N.  C,  after- 
wards of  Madison  Co.,  Ala.,  was  married  to  Frances 
in  North  Carolina. 

Mr.  Jeremiah  Giirley  died  Oct.  28,  1843,  aged  83  years, 
10  months. 

Children  of  Jeremiah  Gurley  and  Frances  ,  his 

wife : 

10.  John,  born  Jan.      4,1788. 

11.  Elizabeth,  "     Mar.  28,  1789;  died  unmarried. 

12.  Mary,  "     Mar.    9,  1792 ;  died  unmarried. 

13.  Annie,  "    about        1795. 

14.  James,  "     Mar.  14,  1800. 

In  a  manuscript  pocket-book,  still  extant,  Mr.  Jeremiah 
Gurley  speaks  of  having-  volunteered  and  served  at  three 
different  periods  in  the  Revolutionary  Army.  After  the 
close  of  the  war  he  removed  to  South  Carolina,  where  he 
lived  for  ten  years,  then  returned  to  Johnston  Co.,  N.  C, 
where  he  remained  for  a  number  of  years,  then  removed 
to  Maury  Co.,  Tenn.,  and  finally,  in  1817,  he  settled  in  Madi- 
son Co.,  Alabama,  where  he  acquired  a  large  tract  of  land 
in  that  section,  and  lived  there  tlie  remainder  of  his  life  as  a 
successful  cotton-planter.  His  estate  was  known  as  "  Gur- 
lev,"  and  the  present  village  of  Gurley  in  Alabama  is  on 
land  which  was  once  his  plantation. 


5. 

KEZIAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Edwards  and  Mary 
(Davis)  Gurley  of  Johnston  Co.,  N.  C,  married  Henry 
Sharp  of  School  Creek,  Lawrence  Co.,  Tenn. 

Children  of  Henry  Sharp  and  Keziah  Gurley,  his  wife: 


John,  born 

Basil,  " 

Starkey,  " 

Graves,  " 

William,  " 


And  several  others,  names  unknown. 
Mr.  Henry  Sharp  was  a  farmer,  and  of  his  family  nothing 
more  is  known  at  this  writing.     (1897.) 


THE   GURLEY   FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  235 

6. 

^  JEREMIAH  GURLEY  was  born  in  Johnston  Co.,  N. 
C,  May  17,  1786.  When  a  young  man  he  taught  school  in 
Maury  Co.,  Tenn.  He  fought  under  Gen.  Jackson  in  the 
war  of  1812,  being  successively  elected  captain  and  lieu- 
tenant-colonel of  Tennessee  militia  from  Maury  Co.  His 
commission  as  captain;  27th  Regiment,  Tennessee  militia, 
is  dated  Nov.  14,  1810,  and  that  as  lieutenant-colonel,  com- 
mandant of  5Tst  Reg.,  Tenn.  militia,  Nov.  18,  1813,  both 
being  signed  by  Gov.  Willie  Blount  of  Tenn. 

Lieut. -Col.  Jeremiah  Gurley  was  killed  at  the  head  of 
his  regiment  at  the  battle  of  Tallahatchie,  on  Jan.  11,  1814, 
aged  27  years  8  months.  His  body  was  carried  off  the  field 
by  his  younger  brother,  Davis  Gurley. 


7. 


ALLTE    GURLEY,    daughter    of    Edwards    and    Mar 


'fe 


V 


(Davis)    Gurley   of  Johnston   Co.,    N.    C,   married   Elisha 
Thomas,  a  planter  of  Mississippi,  ,  1809. 

Mrs.  AUie  Thomas  died  Oct.  16,  1827,  aged  39  years. 

Children  of  Elisha  Thomas  and  Allie  Gurlev,  his  wife: 

Edwin  Gurley,  born  July   31,  1810. 

Mary  Lucy,  "  Mar.  12,  1813. 

William  Davis,  "  May    iS,  1S16;  died  Jan.  14,  1S54. 

Matilda  Jane,  "  Feb.  25,  1S19. 

Elisha  Massey,  "  July   21,  1821. 

John  W.,  "  Oct.    16,  1824;  died  April  18,  1848. 

Solomon  J.,  "  Jan.    21,  1827. 


8. 

DAVIS  GURLEY,  of  Waco,  McLennan  Co.,  Texas, 
formerly  of  Maury  Co.,  Tenn.,  and  Johnston  Co.,  N.  C,  was 
married  to  Patience  Bland  Smith  June  8,  1823,  daughter  of 
Joshua  and  Mary  (Anderson)  Smith  of  Chester  District, 
South  Carolina. 

Mr.  Davis  Gurley,  Esq.,  died  at  his  home  in  Waco,  Texas, 
June  2,  1 86 1,  aged  69  years. 


236  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Patience  B.  Giirley,  died  June  i,  1885, 
aged  yj  years. 

Children  of  Davis  Giirley  and  Patience  B.  Smith,  his 
wife: 

15.  Edwards  Jeremiah,  born  June      7,  1824. 

16.  Mary  Azalete,  "  Oct.       4,  1825. 

17.  Angelina,  "  May  28,  1827. 

18.  James  Henry,  "  Jan.  17,  1829. 

19.  Agnes  Keziah,  "  June  19,  1830. 

20.  Joshua  Smith,  "  Feb.       i,  1832  ;  died  April  21,  1S35. 

21.  Martha  Davis,  "  Sept.      S,  1834;  died  Sept.  21,  1S37. 

22.  Davis  Robert,  "  Oct.  17,  1836. 

Davis  Gurley,  Esq.,  of  Waco,  Texas,  was  born  in  John- 
ston Co.,  N.  C,  April  7,  1792.  When  a  boy  he  attended 
with  his  brother  Jeremiah,  a  private  school  in  Wayne  Co., 
N.  C,  taught  by  Mr.  John  Phillips  of  the  "  Meadhill " 
School.  His  education  was  completed  in  the  school  of 
Maury  Co.,  Tenn. 

He  fought  in  the  war  of  1812  as  a  subaltern  in  his 
brother's  regiment  of  Tennessee  militia.  He  settled  in 
Franklin  (now  Colbert)  Co.,  Alabama,  where  he  acquired  a 
considerable  landed  property,  in  the  vicinity  of  the  town  of 
Leighton.  He  was  one  of  the  earliest  magistrates  of  Frank- 
lin Co.  In  1853  he  sold  his  property  in  Alabama  and  re- 
moved to  McLennan  Co.,  Texas,  where  he  became  a  large 
land  and  slave  owner.  His  children  were  all  born  in  Frank- 
lin Co.,  Ala. 

Mrs.  Patience  Bland  (Smith)  Gurley,  daughter  of  Joshua 
and  Mary  (Anderson)  Smith  of  Chester  District,  South 
Carolina,  was  born  Oct.  24,  1797.  She  was  quite  a  domes- 
tic girl  and  woman.  vShe,  in  her  young  days,  managed,  by 
her  own  industry,  to  keep  herself  decently  clad.  She  was 
not  ashamed  to  be  seen  with  a  homespun  dress  on.  She 
manufactured  with  her  own  hands  cloth,  and  bartered  it 
for  store  goods,  such  as  she  needed,  and  she  always  ap- 
peared in  company  as  neatly  and  tastefully  dressed  as  any 
other  young  lady  in  the  community,  and.  take  her  all  in  all, 
her  equal  as  a  model  woman  w^ould  be  hard  to  find. 


THE  GURLEY  FAMILY  GENEALOGY. 


237 


MARY  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Edwards  and  Mary 
(Davis)  Gurley  of  Johnston  Co.,  N.  C,  married  Josiah 
Home  Sept.         ,  1827  (for  his  first  wife). 

Chiklren  of  Josiah  ITome  and  Mary  Gurley,  his  first  wife: 

Virginia  Elizabeth,  born  July  4,  1829  ;  died  unmarried. 

Mr.  Josiah  Home  was  a  planter  in  North  Carolina. 


10. 

JOHN  GURLEY,  of  Maury  Co.,  Tenn.,  was  married  to 
Matilda  Sharp  Rutledg;e  Apr.  25,  1816. 

Mrs.  Matilda  S.  Gurley  died  Sept.  29,  i860,  aged  62  years. 

Mr.  John  Gurley  died  Apr.  15,  1868,  aged  80  years. 

Children  of  John  Gurley  and  Matilda  S.  Rutledge,  his 
wife: 

23.  James  Harvey,  born  May  30,  1817. 

24.  John  King,  "  Mar.  19,  i8i9;died ,1850. 

25.  William  Rutledge,  "  Feb.  22,  1821. 

26.  Mahala  Matilda,  "  Jan.  10,  1825. 

27.  Louisa  Jane  Elizabeth,  "  July  19,1832. 

28.  Frank  Ballou,  "  Aug.  8,  1834 ;  unmarried. 

29.  Thomas  D.  PiNCKNEY,  "  Feb.  20,  1840;  unmarried. 

Mr.  John  Gurley  inherited  his  father's  plantation  in 
Maury  Co.,  Tenn.,  where  he  lived  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

Mrs.  Matilda  S.  Rutledge  was  the  daughter  of  William 
Rutledge  of  Maury  Co.,  Tenn. 


13. 

ANNIE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Frances 

( )  Gurley  of  Jackson  Co.,  Ala.,  married  Rev.  Thomas 

M.  King. 

Children  of  Rev.  Thomas  M.  King  and  Annie  Gurley, 
his  wife: 

Thomas  Benton,  born , 


238  THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

15. 

EDWARDS  JEREMIAH  GURLEY,  of  Waco,  Texas, 
formerly  of  Franklin  Co.,  Ala.,  was  twice  married.  First  to 
Annie  Elizabeth  Blocker,  Oct.  24,  1848,  at  Tuscumbia,  Ala. 

She  died  at  Waco,  Texas,  Nov.  21,  1864. 

Second  marriage  to  Virginia  Evalyn  Alexander  of  Aus- 
tin, Texas,  June  i,  1868. 

Children  of  Col.  Edwards  J.  Gurley  and  Annie  E. 
Blocker,  his  wife: 


30 
31 

32 

33 
34 
35 


Annie  Blocker,  )  ^   .  ,  „                 o        j-  j  •    •  r 

'  \  Twins,  born  Dec.  2-?,  1849;  died  in  infancy. 

Jane  Cooper,       )  '  ■" 

Elizabeth  Rhea,  "  Mar.  17,1851. 

Edwards  Jeremiah,  "  June  4,  1853  ;  died  July  13,  1870. 

Mary  Agnes,  "  Oct.  17,  1S55. 

Sarah  Francis,  "  Feb.  19, 1858. 


Children  of  Col.  Edwards  J.  Gurley  and  Virginia  Alex- 
ander, his  second  wife: 

36.    John  Alexander,  born  Feb.     26,  1875  ;  unmarried. 

Col.  Edwards  Jeremiah  Gurley  was  born  in  Franklin  Co., 
Ala.,  June  7,  1824.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Tus- 
caloosa, Ala.  He  is  by  profession  a  lawyer.  He  served 
throughout  the  war  between  the  states  as  colonel  of  the 
30th  Texas  Cavalry  (Confederate)  under  Gen.  Magruder 
(see  official  records  of  war,  published  by  the  U.  S.  Govern- 
ment). His  residence  in  Waco  (destroyed  by  fire  some 
years  since)  was  known  as  the  "  Concrete  House." 

Col.  Gurley  is  one  of  the  largest  landed  proprietors  of 
Texas,  and  owner  of  the  "  Zapatal  "  hacienda  in  Tuxpan, 
Mexico,  comprising  some  12,000  acres. 


16. 

MARY  AZELETE  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Davis  and 
Patience  B.  (Smith)  Gurley  of  Waco,  Texas,  married  Rich- 
ard F.  Blocker,  Esq.,  of  the  same  town,  June  25,  1855. 

Richard  F.  Blocker,  Esq.,  died  Apr.  29,  1861. 

Children  of  Richard  F.  Blocker,  Esq.,  and  Mary  Azelete 
Gurley,  his  wife: 

Edward  Langton,  born  Feb.    22,  1857;  died  Feb.    23,  1857. 
Richard  Firman,      "     Nov.  23,  1858;  died  Nov.  26,  185S. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  230 

Richard  F.  Blocker,  Esq.,  was  senior  partner  in  the  law 
firm  of  "  Blocker  &  Gurley  "  of  Waco,  Texas. 

His  widow  is  still  living  (Jan.,  1897)  at  Waco,  Texas,  and 
resides  with  her  brother,  Davis  R.  Gurley,  Esq. 


17. 

ANGELINA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Davis  and  Patience 
B.  (Smith)  Gurley  of  Waco,  Texas,  was  twice  married.  First 
to  James  Mortimer  Downs,  at  Leighton,  Ala.,  Nov.  i,  1850. 

He  died  Sept.  i,  185 1. 

Second  marriage  to  Dr.  John  Henry  Sears,  Oct.  12,  1854, 
of  Waco,  Texas. 

No  children  by  first  marriage. 

Children  of  Dr.  John  H.  Sears  and  Mrs.  Angelina  (Gur- 
ley) Downs,  his  wife: 

Sarah  Mortimer,  born  Sept.    21,  1855. 

Mary  Davis,  "     Nov.     15,  1S60. 

John  Henry,  «     Aug.    27,  1S66. 

Dr.  J.  H.  Sears  is  a  physician  in  high  standing  in  his 
profession,  and  resides  in  Waco,  Texas. 


18. 

JAMES  HENRY  GURLEY,  of  Waco,  Texas,  was  mar- 
ried to  Lucy  Jane  Barnard  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  Dec.  6,  1854. 

Mr.  James  H.  Gurley  died  June  17,  1865,  aged  36  years. 

Mrs.  Lucy  J.  Gurley  died  Jan.  16,  1869. 

Children  of  James  H.  Gurley  and  Lucy  J.  Barnard,  his 
wife  —  one  only: 

37.    George  Barnard,  born  Sept.  20,  1855. 

Mr.  James  H.  Gurley  was  a  valued  and  highly  respected 
citizen.  He  was  a  consecrated  Christian  gentleman,  and  a 
bright  and  honored  Mason.  J.  H.  Gurley  Lodge  No.  337, 
A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  at  Waco,  Texas,  was  named  in  his  honor. 


240  THE    GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

19. 

AGNES  KEZIAH  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Davis  and 
Patience  B.  (Smith)  Gurley  of  Waco,  Texas,  married  Howell 
Lewis  Taylor  of  Hardeman  Co.,  Tenn.,  Nov.  23,  1848. 

Mrs.  Agnes  K.  Taylor  died  from  the  effects  of  severe 
burns  Dec.  11,  1878,  aged  48  years. 

Rev.  H.  L.  Taylor  died  Jan.  3,  1886. 

Children  of  Rev.  Hov^^ell  L.  Taylor  and  Agnes  K.  Gurley, 
his  wife  —  one  only : 

Joseph  Willis,  born  Nov.  25,  1849. 

Rev.  H.  L.  Taylor  was  a  local  preacher  of  the  M.  E. 
Church,  South,  and  resided  at  Waco,  Texas. 


22. 

DAVIS  ROBERT  GURLEY,  of  Waco,  Texas,  formerly 
of  Franklin  (now  Colbert)  Co.,  Ala.,  was  married  to  Louisa 
Wells  Earle  April  26.  1865,  daughter  of  Dr.  Baylis  Ward 
and  Ann  Eliza  (Harrison)  Earle  of  Waco,  Texas. 

Children  of  Davis  R.  Gurley  and  Louisa  W.  Earle,  his 
wife : 


838- 

Baylis  Earle, 

born  Feb. 

18, 

1866; 

died  Nov.  8,  1866, 

39- 

Hallie  Louisa, 

"     April 

25. 

1S67. 

40. 

Mary  Azelete, 

"    Aug. 

3. 

1869. 

41. 

Davis  Robert, 

"     Oct. 

17, 

1871. 

42. 

Eliza  Earle, 

"     April 

20, 

1882. 

43- 

SouLiE  Earle, 

"    June 

I, 

1886. 

Gen.  Davis  R.  Gurley  was  born  in  Franklin  Co.  (now  Col- 
bert) Oct.  17.  1836;  removed  with  his  father  to  Texas  in 
1853.  Educated  at  Wesleyan  College,  Florence,  Alabama, 
where  he  graduated  with  first  honors  in  1857,  delivering  the 
valedictorv  address.  Among  his  classmates  were  Gen.  L. 
S.  Ross,  C.  S.  A.,  and  Gen.  Daniel  McCook,  U.  S.  A. 

He  fought  as  a  ranger  during  the  fifties  in  the  Texan  In- 
dian skirmishes. 

Studied  law,  and  was  prepared  for  admission  to  the  bar 
in  1861,  but  the  onset  of  the  war  changed  his  i^lans.  He 
entered  the  Confederate  Army  in  1861  as  a  first  lieutenant: 
subsequently  captain  on  staff  of  Gen.  L.  S.  Ross  and  Earl 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  24I 

Van  Dorn,  receiving  his  promotion  as  major  and  assistant 
adjutant-general  during  the  last  year  of  the  war,  while  under 
the  command  of  Gen.  Stephen  D.  Lee.  He  fought  in  the 
battles  of  Elkhorn.  Hatchie  Bridge,  Corinth,  Keneson, 
Mt.  Franklin,  the  battles  around  Atlanta,  and  otl^ers.  At 
the  conclusion  of  the  war  he  settled  on  his  estate  of  "  Lib- 
erty Hall,"  near  Waco. 

He  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  of  Texas  Masons,  being 
a  past  eminent  grand  commander  of  the  State  Commandery 
of  Knights  Templars. 

He  was  adjutant-general  of  the  state  of  Texas  during  the 
administration  of  Gov.  Throckmorton;  brigadier-general 
and  assistant  adjutant-general  on  stafT  of  Gen.  John  B.  Gor- 
don, Com'd'g  United  Confederate  Veterans,  and  member 
of  Post  De'Hume  Camp  of  Confederate  Veterans,  Waco; 
president  board  of  trustees,  Waco  Female  College,  an  en- 
thusiastic sportsman. 

There  are  many  references  to  the  Confederate  services  of 
Davis  R.  Gurley  in  the  ofificial  records  of  the  war  published 
by  the  U.  S.  Government;  e.  g.,  in  Series  I,  Vol.  XXH,  pt. 
I,  p.  124. 

Col.  J-  W.  Whitfield,  Texas  Legion,  commanding  Sec- 
ond Brigade,  in  a  report  on  the  battle  of  "  Spring  Hill," 
Tenn.,  savs:  "  I  cannot  close  this  report  without  tendering 
mv  sincere  thanks  to  Capt.  Davis  R.  Gurley,  my  assistant 
adjutant-general,  for  his  distinguished  bravery  and  the  valu- 
able aid  rendered  me  on  the  day  of  the  battle,  and  T  espe- 
cially recommend  him  to  the  favorable  consideration  of  the 
commanding  general." 

Louisa  Weils  Earle,  wife  of  Capt.  Davis  R.  Gurlev,  was 
educated  at  the  "  Judson  Institute,"  Marion,  Ala.  She  is  a 
lineal  descendant  of  Samuel  Earle,  Esq.  (3d),  of  Frederick- 
Co.,  Va..  son  of  Samuel  Earle  (2d),  son  of  Samuel  Earle 
(Tst),  son  of  John  Earle,  the  original  cavalier  emigrant  to 
Virginia.  He  was  of  the  family  of  six  Walter  Earle,  one  of 
the  founders  of  Virginia. 


23. 

JAMES  HARVEY  GURLEY,  of  Gurley,  Madison  Co., 
Ala.,  formerly  of  Maury  and  Jackson  Counties,  Tenn.,  was 
twice  married.    First  to  Eliza  Bohannan. 
16 


242  THE   GU-RLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

She  died. 

Second  marriage  to  Elizabeth  AckHn. 
Mrs.  EHzabeth  A.  Gurley  died  Dec.    ,  1866. 
Mr.  James  H.  Gurley  died  Nov.  4,  1868,  aged  51  years. 
Children  of  James  H.  Gurley  and  Eliza  Bohannan,  his 
first  wife: 

44.  Unknown,  born  ;   died  in  infancy. 

45.  Unknown,  "    ;   died  in  infancy. 

Children  of  James  H.  Gurley  and  Elizabeth  Acklin,  his 
second  wife: 


46 

47 
48 

49 
50 
51 


John  Frank,  born  Jan.     2,  i8i;5. 

Mary  Matilda,  "     Nov.  17,  1856. 

Anna  Elizabeth,       "     Mar.  14,  1858. 

Cornelia  Acklin,      "     Jan.    12,  1.S60. 

Edward  Morgan,       "     Mar.  15,  1S63;  died  June  iS,  1S64. 

Ida  Thomas,  "    June    5,  1S65. 


25. 

WILLIAM  RUTLEDGE  GURLEY,  of 
married  Criner. 

Mr.  William  R.  Gurley  died  ,  1895,  aged  74 

years. 

Children  of  William  R.  Gurley  and  Criner,  his  wife: 


52 

53 

54 

55 
56, 

57 


John  Williams,  born 

James  Richard,  " 

Thomas  Frank,  " 

Joseph  Criner,  " 

Amelia  Angelna,  " 

Matilda  Ellen,  " 


26. 

MAHALA  MATILDA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  John 
and  Matilda  S.  (Rutledge)  Gurley  of  INIaury  Co.,  Tenn.,  mar- 
ried Alford  Hambrick  of  New  Market,  Madison  Co.,  Ala. 

Children  of  Alford  Hambrick  and  Mahala  M.  Gurley, 
his  wife: 

Matilda,  born . 

Angie,  "  £ . 

John  Gurley,  "    . 

James  C,  "     . 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY.  243 

27. 

LOUISA  JANE  ELIZABETH  GURLEY,  daughter  of 
John  and  Matilda  Sharp  (Rutledge)  Gurley  of  Maury  Co., 
Tenn.,  married  Wilhani  C.  Vincent  of  Huntsvihc,  Madi- 
son Co.,  Ala. 

Mr.  William  C.  Vincent  died  Oct.  30,  1889,  aged  61  years. 

Mrs.  Louisa  J.  E.  Vincent  died  March  2,  1893,  aged  55 
years. 

Children  of  William  C.  Vincent  and  Louisa  J.  E.  Gurley, 
his  wife: 

Mary  Ellen,  born  Dec.  29,  1S59  ;  died  July  11,  1S93. 

William,  "     Dec.  15,  1870. 

Mr.  William  C.  Vincent,  occupation,  farming  and  stock- 
raising. 


32. 

ELIZABETH  RHEA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Edwards 
J.  and  Annie  E.  (Blocker)  Gurley  of  Waco,  Texas,  was 
twice  married.  First  to  Samuel  Wallis  Woodland  of  Mary- 
land, afterwards  of  Waco,  Texas,  May  30,  1872. 

He  died  June  28,  1873. 

Second  marriage  to  William  Blocker  Rhea  (her  cousin), 
Jan.  13.  1879. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  R.  Rhea  (alias  Woodland)  died  Feb.  23, 
1883,  aged  37  years. 

Children  of  Samuel  W.  Woodland  and  Elizabeth  R.  Gur- 
ley, his  wife  —  one  only: 

Edward  Wallis,  born  Feb.  28,  1873  i  unmarried  (1S96). 

Children  of  William  B.  Rhea  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  R.  (Gur- 
ley) Woodland,  his  wife: 

John  Sears,        born  April  14,  1S80;  died  Sept.  16,  18S3. 

Mr.  William  B.  Rhea  resides  at  Waco,  Texas. 


244  "^^^^   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 

MARY  AGNES  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Edwards  J.  and 
Annie  E.  (Blocker)  Gnrley  of  Waco,  Texas,  married  RoId- 
ert  J.  Brooks  Apr.  30,  1831. 

Children  of  Robert  J.  Brooks  and  Mary  A.  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Annie  Blocker,  born  July    12,  1882. 

Mary  Azelete,  "     Jan.      7,  1885. 

Bessie,  "    July    13,  1886;  died  April  21,  1887. 


SARAH  FRANCES  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Edwards 
J.  and  Annie  E.  (Blocker)  Gurley  of  Waco.  Texas,  mar- 
ried William  B.  Taft  at  Waco.  Texas,  Jan.  13.  1879. 

Children  of  William  B.  Taft  and  Sarah  F.  Gurley,  his 
wife: 

Beulah  May  Gurley,  bom  July  18,  1881 

Archibald  Gurley,            "    Sept.  27,1885 

William  B.,                       "     April  24,  1888 

Ada  Gurley,                    "    Jan.  3,  1893 

Elizabeth  Gurley,           "     June  18,  1895 

Mr.  William  B.  Taft  resides  at  Seattle,  state  of  Washing- 
ton. ""'"I 


37. 

GEORGE  BARNARD  GURLEY.  of  Waco,  Texas,  was 
twice  married.  First  to  Mary  Elgin  Hill,  niece  of  Col.  Rob- 
ert Elgin  of  Austin  and  Houstin,  Tex.,  Feb.  28,  1878. 

She  died  Sept.  lo,  1882.  aged       years. 

Second  marriage  to  Widow  Lucy  Edna  Motz  (a  sister  of 
his  first  wife)  June  18,  1891. 

Children  of  George  B.  Gurley  and  Mary  E.  Hill,  his  first 
Wife :  '  "^  -  J 

58.  Lucy  Edna,  bom  Dec.    17, 1878.      « 

59.  Lillian  Elgin,  "    July     12, 1881. 

Children  of  George  B.  Gurley  and  Mrs.  Lucy  E.  Motz, 
his  second  wife: 


THE  GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  245 

60.    Elizabeth  Elgin,  born  July    4,  1S94. 

Col.  George  Barnard  Gurley  of  Waco,  Texas,  was  born 
at  Waco  Sept.  20,  1855,  only  child  of  James  H.  and  Lucy 
J.  (Barnard)  Gurley. 

He  attended  private  school  in  Waco  until  16  years  of  age, 
then  entered  Marvin  College  at  Waxahachie,  Tex.,  Jan., 
1872,  where  he  remained  until  June  in  the  same  year.  Jan. 
I,  1873,  he  entered  Texas  Military  Institute,  at  Austin, 
Tex.,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  school  life. 

In  1876  Col.  Gurley  was  elected  captain  of  the  Waco 
Grays,  a  local  military  company;  in  1877  was  sent  as  delegate 
to  State  Military  Convention  at  Galveston;  assisted  in  ar- 
ranging the  First  Brigade,  Texas  Vol.  Guards,  and  was  ap- 
pointed chief  of  ordnance  as  the  guard  increased ;  occupied 
several  staff  positions,  and  to  the  position  of  assistant  ad- 
jutant-general, stafT  corps,  with  i-ank  of  lieut.-col. 

A  CiVil  Engineer:—  In  1880,  '81,  '82,  and  '83  was  engaged 
in  the  construction  of  the  old  Texas  and  St.  Louis  R.  R.,  now 
the  St.  Louis  Southwestern  (Cotton  Belt)  while  it  was  being 
constructed  through  Texas  and  Arkansas. 

In  1884  was  in  Mexico  a  short  time,  engaged  in  railroad 
work;  also  was  assistant  engineer  on  survey  of  a  road  from 
Waco,  Tex.,  to  Shreevesport,  Ark.  In  1885  was  appointed 
city  engineer  of  Waco,  which  office  he  resigned  in  1890,  to 
take  a  contract  to  grade  54  miles  of  the  San  Antonio  and 
Aransas  Pass  R.  R.,  in  company  with  E.  J.  Gurley  and  W. 
H.  Ross,  under  the  firm  name  of  Gurley,  Ross  &  Gurley, 
where  he  lost  heavily. 

In  1891  he  was  chief  engineer  on  Gulf,  Brazos  Valley,  and 
Pacific  R.  R.  In  1892  moved  to  Rockport,  Tex.,  during  the 
boom;  went  down  again  with  the  boom.  In  1893  went  to 
Tuxpan,  Mexico,  state  of  Vera  Cruz;  surveyed  a  large  body 
of  land  for  a  syndicate ;  also  made  a  survey  of  the  mouth  of 
the  Tuxpan  River  and  the  bar,  with  view  of  obtaining  deep 
water -and  then  returned  to  the  U.  S.,  and  pursued  private 
practice  until  1895;  then  went  to  the  Pacific  coast,  in  the 
state  of  Michoacan,  Mexico,  to  examine  and  report  on  a 
tract  of  3,000,000  acres  of  land  in  the  Sierra  Madre  Mount- 
ains; returned  and  continued  private  practice  until  the  sum- 
mer of  1896.  and  was  then  appointed  chief  engineer  of  the 
Waco  and  Sabine  Pass  R.  R.,  which  office  Col.  Gurley  now 
holds  (1897). 


246 


THE    GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


47. 


MARY  MATILDA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  James  H. 
and  Elizabeth  (Acklin)  Gnrley  of  Gurley,  Madison  Co.,  Ala., 
married  Thomas  Ripley  Hall  of  Madison  Co.,  Ala.,  Dec. 
23,  1874. 

Children  of  Thomas  R.  Hall  and  Mary  M.  Gurley,  his 
wife:  i    '.    ' 

Ernestine  Hampton,  born  Jan.  29,1876. 

Otho  Thomas  Morgan,  "  Aug.  26,  1S78. 

Allie  Adams,  "  May  i,  1S82. 

Theo  Reta,  "  April  19,  1885. 

Annie  Louise,  "  April  15,  1SS8. 

Thomie  Gurley,  "  Nov.  30,  1S90. 

Frank  Ballou,  "  Dec.  9,  1894. 

Mr.  Thomas  R.  Hall,  occupation,  clerk  and  merchandise 
business,  and,  later,  proprietor  of  Hotel  Gurley,  of  Gurley, 
Ala. 


49. 

CORNELIA  ACKLIN  GURLEY,  daughter  of  James 
H.  and  Elizabeth  (Acklin)  Gurley  of  Gurley,  Madison  Co., 
y\la.,  married  C.  A.  Bennett. 

Children  of  C.  A.  Bennett  and  Cornelia  A.  Gurley,  his 

wife: 

C ,  born  Oct.     — ,1880;  died . 

James  Gordon,  "     Mar.      3,  1882. 


IDA  THOMAS  GURLEY,  daughter  of  James  H.  and 
Elizabeth  (Acklin)  Gurley,  married  C.  S.  Bushnell  of  Ar- 
cadia,   De  Soto  Co.,  Fla. 

Children  of  C.  S.  Bushnell  and  Ida  T.  Gurley,  his  wife: 

Charley  Gurley,  born  Sept.  24,  1886;  died ,  1SS7. 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


DESCENDANTS    OF    REV.    JOHN    GURLEY    OF 

PART  V. 

(Received  too  late  for  classification.) 

A. 

HENRY  GURLEY,  of  Prince  George  Co.,  Va.,  formerly 
of  Southampton  Co.,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to  Re- 
hecca  Fenn. 

Mr.  Henry  Gurley  died  Dec.  26,  1825,  aged       years. 

(After  his  death  his  widow  married  Edward  Butts  of 
Southampton,  Va.,  and  they  had  five  children.) 

Children  of  Henry  Gurley  and  Rebecca  Fenn,  his  wife: 


B. 

Mary  Willis, 

born  Mar. 

5) 

1S17; 

died  April  29,  181 7. 

C. 

William  Daniel, 

It 

Mar. 

12. 

1S19; 

died  during  and  in  the  Texas 

D. 

Richard  Henry, 

i( 

Sept. 

29, 

1820; 

war. 
died  Dec.   26,  1836. 

E. 

George  Thomas, 

a 

April 

15, 

1822; 

died  Dec.   31,  1S32. 

F. 

Nathaniel  Adison, 

II 

Sept. 

17, 

1S23; 

died  Sept.  27,  1824. 

G. 

John  Willis, 

(£ 

Dec. 

10, 

1824. 

JOHN  WILLIS  GURLEY,  of  Norfolk,  Va.,  formerly 
of  Southampton  Co.,  in  the  same  state,  was  married  to  Anna 
Eliza  Little,  Sept.  27,  1855,  daughter  of  Jesse  and  Susan 
(  )  Little  of  Southampton  Co.,  Va. 

Dr.  John  W.  Gurley  died  Dec.  19,  1888,  aged  64  years. 

(His  widow,  Mrs.  Anna  E.  Gurley,  living  at  Norfolk,  Va., 
1897.) 

Children  of  Dr.  John  W.  Gurley  and  Aniia  E.  Little,  his 
wife: 


248 


THE  GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY 


H. 

Sallie  Crowder, 

born 

June 

19, 

1858; 

single  (1897). 

I. 

Georgie  Willis, 

ti 

June 

25. 

1S59. 

J- 

Henry  Little, 

11 

Oct. 

14, 

1861. 

K. 

Daniel  Fenn, 

11 

Aug. 

16, 

1864. 

L. 

Annie  Eliza, 

« 

Nov. 

22, 

1869. 

M. 

Carrie, 

t; 

Feb. 

15. 

1871  ; 

died  Feb.  24, 

1886. 

N. 

John  W., 

tt 

May 

14, 

1872; 

died  Nov.  14, 

1872. 

Dr.  John  W.  Gurley  wa.s  born  in  Sonthampton  Co.,  Va., 
Dec.  10,  1824,  and  was  the  youngest  son  of  Mr.  Henry  Gur- 
ley and  Rebecca  Fenn,  his  wife. 

Dr.  John  W.  Gurley  took  his  degree  of  M.D.  at  the 
University  of  Penn.,  at  Philadelpliia,  in  1845;  practiced  in 
his  native  county  until  1855,  when  he  was  elected  to  the 
House  of  Delegates  at  Richmond,  \'a.,  for  the  years  of  1855 
and  1856. 

In  1856  he  removed  to  PVince  George  Co.,  Va.,  and  lived 
on  the  place  known  as  the  old  "  Gurley  Farm."  which  is  lo- 
cated four  miles  from  Petersburg,  and  during  the  war  of  the 
late  rebellion  this  house  was  used  as  a  hosjiital  by  the  Union 
Army. 

In  1878  Dr.  Gurley  removed  to  Norfolk,  Va.,  where  he 
practiced  his  chosen  profession  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

Dr.  Gurley  was  a  man  of  unusual  skill  and  ability  as  a 
pliysician.  His  practice  extended  to  all  the  surrounding 
towns,  and  was  very  frequently  called  in  council  by  other 
physicians  to  get  his  advice  and  diagnosis  of  the  disease  of 
their  patient. 

Dr.  Gurley  had  an  amiable  disposition,  and  was  highly 
esteemed  and  respected  by  all  his  townspeople  wherever 
he  resided. 


I. 

GEORGIE  WILLLS  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Dr.  John 
VV.  and  Anna  E.  (Little)  Gurley  of  Norfolk,  Va.,  married 
Edward  Marion  Bell  of  Norfolk,  \'a.,  April  19,  1882. 

Children  of  Edward  M.  Bell  and  Georgie  W.  Gurlev,  his 
wife: 

Cecil  Gurley,  born  Aug.  22,  1886. 

Marion  Willis,  "     April  22,  18S8. 

Carrie  Virginia,  "     Oct.  17,  1889. 

Ruth  Cleveland,  "     Jan.  i,  1891. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY   GENEALOGY.  249 

Mr.  Edward  M.  Bell  was  born  in  Norfolk,  Va.,  Nov.  18, 
1859,  and  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  town, 
where  he  now  resides.  He  is  engaged  in  the  wholesale  and 
retail  meat  business  (1897). 


L. 

ANNIE  ELIZA  GURLEY,  daughter  of  Dr.  John  W. 
and  Anna  E.  (Little)  Gurley  of  Norfolk,  Va.,  married  Charles 
Carroll  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  formerly  of  Charlottesville  and 
Danville,  Va.,  and  Raleigh,  N.  C,  Dec.  25,  1890,  in  Norfolk, 
Va.,  by  his  brother.  Rev.  John  W.  Carroll,  of  the  Methodist 
Conference. 

No  children. 

Mr.  Charles  Carroll  was  born  in  Fiedford  Co.,  Va.,  April 
24,  1856.  He  spent  his  early  days  in  Charlottesville  and  Dan- 
ville, Va.,  and  Raleigh,  N.  C.  His  education  was  finished  in 
Charlottesville,  at  the  University  of  Va. 

Mr.  Carroll  is  connected  with  a  wholesale  steam  bakery 
and  cracker  house  of  Baltimore  city,  Md.  (1897). 


KATO  GURLEY. 


KATO  GURLEY,  of  New  York  city,  is  a  colored  man, 
about  70  years  of  age,  and  is  the  father  of  several  children  — 
James,  Theodore,  John  T.,  Charles,  and  others.  Kato  was 
formerly  a  slave,  and  owned  by  James  Gurley  of  Florence, 
South  Carolina,  from  whom  he  takes  his  name.  Kato  is  a 
smart,  intelligent-looking  man,  and  says  he  got  his  free- 
dom by  President  Lincoln's  emancipation  proclamation. 
He  said  his  master  was  a  good  man,  and  spoke  of  him  in  the 
highest  terms. 

(New  York  city,  Sept.  7,  1896.) 


GURLEYS  OF  WHOM  THE  AUTHOR  HAS  BEEN 
UNABLE  TO  FIND  THE  ANCESTRY. 

Congregational  Church  records,  New  London,  Conn: 

JOHN  GURLEY  married  Ruth  Richards,  March   19. 
1738. 


Congregational  Church  records,  South  Parish,  Mansfield, 
Conn. : 

FANNY  GURLEY,  adult,  was  baptized  July  4,  1823. 


Congregational  Church  records,  South  Coventry,  Conn.: 

TIMOTHY  GURLEY  married  Mary  Mead  March  6, 
1794. 

War  records  of  181 2  and  1862: 

CHARLES    GURLEY,    private;    commander,    Lynde 
Read;  period  of  service,  Aug.  15,  1814,  to  Aug.  25,  1814. 


JOHN  GURLEY,  JR.,  New  London,  Conn.,  enlisted 
Aug.  7,  1862;  mustered  in  Aug.  23,  1862;  died  Nov.  15,  1862. 


REMARKS. 


In  closing  this  first  volume  of  the  "  History  and  Gene- 
alogy of  the  Gurley  Family,"  it  may  be  well  enough  for  the 
author  to  make  a  few  remarks  in  relation  to  what  he  'finds 
regarding  the  name,  etc.,  after  years  of  searching  records 
antl  inquiries  of  those  living  all  over  the  United  States. 

All  the  CJurleys,  Gourleys,  and  Gourlays,  in  Scotland, 
Ireland,  England,  and  America,  all  descended  from  one 
Ingelram  de  Gurley,  who  accompanied  "  William  the  Lion  " 
from  Normandy,  France,  to  Scotland  in  the  year  1174,  and 
for  his  sage  counsels  and  good  advice  to  King  William  he 
was  given  a  grant  of  land  in  Kincraig,  Fifcshire,  Scotland, 
which,  I  believe,  is  possessed  by  the  name  to  this  day. 

All  the  descendants  of  this  Ingelram  de  Gurley  may  feel 
proud  of  their  name  and  ancestry,  for  the  name  implies 
bravery,  honesty,  and  a  religious  character. 

I  find  one  who  defied  (in  Scotland)  the  power  of  the  Pope 
of  Rome  —  that  he  had  any  power  over  the  soul  —  but  for 
this  and  the  pamphlets  he  had  secretly  printed  and  circu- 
lated he  had  to  flee  Scotland,  and  went  to  England,  but  the 
king  l)eing  a  Catholic  he  soon  had  to  leave  England,  and 
went  to  Canada,  where  he  remained  for  three  years,  and 
then  returned  to  England,  where  he  thrashed  a  man  one  day 
in  parliament  for  his  abusive  language  to  him,  and  for  this 
thrashing  he  gave  this  member  of  parliament  he  was  put 
in  prison;  but,  nevertheless,  he  always  denied  the  power  of 
the  Pope  of  Rome  to  save  or  condemn  the  soul  of  man. 
This  is  the  only  account  of  any  Gurley  that  I  find  that  was 
ever  arrested  on  the  other  side  of  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  and 
only  one  in  the  U.  S.,  and  that  an  old  soldier  that  was  ar- 
rested for  iml)ibing  too  much  whisky,  and  placed  in  the 
lockup  over  night,  and  fined  the  next  morning. 

I  find  no  Gurley  in  the  U.  S.  at  the  present  time  that  is 
either  engaged  in  the  manufacture  or  the  sale  of  any  intoxi- 
cating drink  of  any  kind,  and  but  very  few  that  use  it  in 
any  form. 


THE   GURLEY    FAMILY    GENEALOGY. 


253 


And,  for  one,  I  am  proud  of  the  name  Gurley,  and  believe 
all  should  be.  I  have  made  special  inquiry  in  relation  to 
temperance,  character,  and  religious  qualifications  relative 
to  our  name,  and  the  same  applies  to  the  name  Gourley  and 
Gourlay. 

A.  E.  Gurley. 

Willimantic,  Conn.,  April  i,  1897. 


FAMILY   RECORDS, 


MARRIAGES  257 


17 


258  MARRIAGES 


MARRIAGES  259 


260  MARRIAGES 


BIRTHS  261 


262  BIRTHS 


DEATHS  26: 


264  DEATHS 


INDEX 


TO 


Part  I 


A. 

Abercrombie,  Elizabeth,  i6. 

James,  i6. 
Aikman,  Charles  B.,  30. 
Alan,  Constable  of  Lammermoor,   11. 
Alderston,  bailie  of  the  barony  of,   16. 

barony  of,   15. 

estate  of,  15,  19. 

lands  of,  15. 

Elizabeth,   15. 

John  of  that  ilk,  15. 
Aldhall,  mile  of,  22. 
Alexander  II,  15. 

Ill,  15. 

Katherine,  34. 

Thomas,  23. 
Anstruther,  families  at,  23. 
Arbroath,  Abbey  of ,  11. 
Arngrosk  (Arngast),  lands  of ,  32. 
Arthur's  Oon,  lands  of,  15. 
Austin,  Wm.  Edmund  Craufurd,  21. 

B. 

Balfour,  Elizabeth,  18. 
Balhilly,  lands  of,  26. 
Balinbreck,  barony  of,  16. 
Baliol,  Ingelram  de,  11. 
Balledgarno,  barony  of,  32. 
Ballendene,  lands  of,  33. 
Balltullie,  lands  of,  25. 
Bathstruth,  lands  of,  12. 
Bean,  James,  21. 

Beaton,  James,  Archbishop  of  St.  An- 
drews, 24. 
19 


Beath,  Barbara,  26. 
William,  26. 
Bedlay,  family  of,  20. 
Bell,  Charles,  34. 
Bickerton,  Sir  Walter,  16. 
Blacater,  Patrick,  24. 
Black,  Helen,  25,  26. 
Blackadder,  John,  32. 

Patrick  of  Dundaff,  17. 
Mr.  Patrick,  Archdeacon 
of  Glasgow,  32. 
Blair,  Emily,  22. 

Captain  Frederick,  22. 
Bonnybanks,  lands  of,  26. 
Boquhaple,  lands  of  Wester  Carse,  33. 
Borthwick,  John,  18. 
Bothwell,  Adam,  Bishop  of  Orkney,  13. 
Brougham,  Henry,  Lord,  27. 
Brown,  Anna,  29. 
David,  18. 
Bruce,  Janet,  19. 

King  Robert,  the,  15. 
Robert,  19. 

c. 

Cadzow,  Patrick,  34. 

Callichat,    Easter  and  Wester,  lands 

of,  32. 
Callow,  Lieut.  William  Charles,  22. 
Cambusheneth,  Abbey  of,  32. 
Capronflatt  (Caponflatt),  17. 
Carrick,  Earl  of,  12. 
Carstares,  Elizabeth,  25. 
Cerese,  families  in,  25. 


266 


INDEX. 


Charles  I,  i8. 

Chartres,  Sir  Thomas  de,  12. 

Chatelherault,  James,  Duke  of,  31. 

Clark,  Thomas,  30. 

Cleland,  Jeanie,  30. 

Clephane,  Margaret,  28. 

Cockburn,  Helen,   17. 

John  of  Ormiston,  17. 
Coldingham,  Monks  of,  15. 
Colquhoun,  Elizabeth,  32. 
Cortlandt,  Catherine,  21. 

Colonel  Philip  Van,  21. 
Craigrothie,  Mill  lands  of,  26. 
Crichton,    William,    Lord   of   San- 
quhar, 32. 
Cromwell  (Oliver),  34. 
Cuik,  Helen,  14. 
Culross,  Lordship  of,  33. 
Cunningham,  Marion,  25. 
Cupar,  Abbot  of,  34. 
Monks  of,  II. 

D. 

David  n,  15. 
Dishart,  Margaret,  28. 
Douglas,  Captain  Roden,  21. 
Drummond,  Sir  Alexander,  28. 
Duddingston,  William,  18. 
Dunbar,  Earl  of,  15. 
Dundaff  (Dunduff),  lands  of,  17,  24. 
Dunfermline,  Abbey  of,  24. 
family  at,  24. 
Dunkeld,  Robert,  Bishop  of,  34. 
Dury  (Durie),  William,  24. 
Dysart,  families  at,  23. 

E. 

Edmond,  William,  25. 
Edward  I,  12,  33. 

H.  12. 
Eglyntoun,  John  of,  34. 
Elie,  families  at,  23. 

F. 

Falkland,  families  at,  22. 
Fifeshire,  families  in,   15. 


Findlay,  Margaret,  29. 
Fleming,  Janet,  26. 

Thomas,  26. 
Forbes,  Margaret,  19. 

William,  19. 
Forman,  Janet,  17. 

a 

Gaw,  John,  of  Maw,  33. 
Gaytmilk  (Goatmilk),  lands  of,  16. 
Glen,  Alexander,  14. 
Elspeth,  25. 

John  and  Alexander,  13. 
Gordonshall,  lands  of,  18. 
Govan,  William,  33. 
Gorlay.  Henry  de,  33,  65. 
Gourlay,  Adam  de,  12. 

Agnes  Cree,  29. 

Agnes,  29,  30. 

Agnes  Jessie,  30. 

Alan  de,  12. 

Alexander,  16,  17,  18,  24,  27, 
28,  32. 

Alison,  32. 

Andrew  Murray,  29. 

Annie,  29,  30. 

Archibald,  25,  32. 

Arthur,  20. 

Barbara,  26. 

Catherine,  21,  26. 

Charles,  29. 

Charles  Aikman,  29. 

David,  14,  26,  27,  28,  31,  32. 

Elizabeth,  21. 

Elizabeth  Nash,  30. 

Francis  Nicholson  Moffat,  30. 

George,  20,  21,  23,  25. 

Gertrude,  21. 

Gilbert,  14,  33. 

Helen,  19,  20,  26,  30. 

Henry,  29. 

Hugh  de,  15. 

Hugh,  15,  32. 

Ingelrames,  27. 

Isabella,  30. 

James,  22,  24,  28,  30,  32. 


INDEX. 


267 


Gourlay,  James  Nash,  29. 
Jane,  19,  29,  30. 
Janet,  18,  19,  20,  26,  28. 
Jean,  14,  20,  21,  24. 
Jean  Plenderleath,  21. 
John  tie,  12. 
John,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  19,20, 

21,  22,  24,  26,  28,  29,  31. 
Sir  John,  34. 
John  Brown,  29,  30. 
John  George,  29. 
Magnus,  23. 

Margaret,  19,21,24,26,28,30. 
Lady  Margaret  of  Torry,  24. 
Marjory,  28. 
Mary,  21. 
Mary  Anne,  20. 
Mary  Bean  (Marion  Bean),  22. 
Mary  Moffat,  30. 
Michael,  14. 
Norman,  13. 
Oliver,  26. 
Patrick,  13,  14,  22. 
Robert,  13,  14,  23,  26,  27,  28, 

29.  30,  31.  32,  33. 
Robert  Cleland,  30. 
Robert  Fleming,  26,  27. 
Robert  James,  29. 
Roger,  12. 
Sarah,  29,  30. 
Sarah  Langlands,  30. 
Simon  (Symon)  de,  12,  15. 
Thomas,   18,  19,  20,  22,  23, 

24,  26,  28,  30. 
Sir  Thomas,  Knight,  19. 
Walter,  23. 
William,  11,  13,  15,  16,  17,  18, 

20,  21,  22,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29. 
Willielmi  de,  15. 
William  de,  12,  13. 
WiUiam  Robert,  29. 
Gourlaw,  Robert,  31. 

Thomas  and  Alexander,  32, 

33- 
Gourlie,  WiUiam,  31. 
Graham,  Bethia,  31. 
Walter,  31. 


Gurla,  Sir  John,  35. 
Gurlay,  Hugh  de,  12,  15. 

James,  34. 
Gurle,  Ingeram  de,  11. 
Mathew  de,  12. 
Gurleghe,  Patrick,  12. 
Gurley,  Hugh  de,  11,  15. 

Ingelram  de,  11,  12,  15,  27. 

H. 

Hallingshaw,  lands  of,  12. 
Hamilton,  Mr.  Arthur,  30. 

Francis.  29. 

town  and  barony  of,  30. 
Harrison,  Anna  Maria  Margaret  Cath- 
erine (Kathleen),  22. 

Beatrice,  22. 

Decima,  22. 

Emily,  22. 

Gertrude,  22. 

Lieut.  Gilbert  Eliot,  22. 

Julia,  22. 

Rachel,  22. 

Susan,  22. 

Rev.  William  Gorst,  22. 

Winifred,  22. 
Hassandenebank,  lands  of,  14. 
Hauch,  lands  of,  23. 
Heriot,  Walter,  23. 
Holyrood  Abbey,   13. 

Abbey,  church  of,  13. 

Abbey,  Commendator  of,  13. 
Hope,  Sir  John,  25. 
Hunter,  Sarah  Anne,  35. 

L 

Inieney,  lands  of,  33. 
Inneraven,  in  Fife,  14. 
Innergelly,  lands  of,  16. 
Innerwyc,  church  of,  15. 


J. 


James  H,  16. 
IV,  17. 


268 


INDEX. 


James  V,  13,  22. 

VI,  17,  30. 

the  Stewart  of  Scotland,  12. 
Jardine,  Susannah,  28. 

K. 

Katil  (Kettle),  lands  of,  22. 

Kay,  Alexander,  29. 

Kellie,  Janet,   17. 

Kelty,  Lands  of,  24. 

Kemp,  Rev.  Hew,  20. 

Kennochy  (Kennoway),  territory  of,  17. 

Ker ,  of  Cavers,  20. 

Kilconquhar,  churchyard  of,  21. 
Kincraig,  barony  of,  15,  18,  20,  21. 

Gourlay  of,  15. 

laird  of,  23. 

lands  of,  17,  23. 
Kinghorn,    Wester   and    Easter,    the 
boundaries  of,  16. 
families  at,  24. 
King's  Kettle,  families  at,  22. 

lands  of,  23. 
Kipdarroch,  lands  of,  32. 
Kirkland,  lands  of,  25. 
Kynnynmonth,  Andrew,  23. 

L. 

Lamberton,  William  de,  12. 
Lanarkshire,  families  of,  30. 
Langlands,  Sarah,  29. 
Largo,  families  at,  22. 
Lathallan,  lands  of,  20. 

Lauder, of  Balcomie,  16. 

Margaret,  32. 
Lecky,  Alexander,  31. 
Lentrome,  James,  19. 

Robert,  19. 
Leslie,  Sir  Norman,  16. 
Sir  David  of,  16. 
Lessells,  Jean,  20. 
John,  20. 
Liddell,  Agnes,  29. 
Livingston,  Alexander,  32. 
Lochart,  Allan,  14. 
Luffness,  16. 


Lummisdain,  Isobel,  23. 

Thomas,  23. 
Lundy,  William,  17. 
Ltmdyn,  mill  of,  11. 
Lygerwod,  church  of,  15. 

M. 

Macgill,  James,  18. 

Jean,  18. 
Mackintosh,  James,  22. 
Mary,  22. 
Macpherson,  Henry  Shaw,  30. 
Malhewe,  Hew  of,  12. 
Marshall,  Janet,  29. 
Medo-end,  lands  of,  24. 
Melrose,  church  of,  11. 
Menteith,  lands  of  Brae  of,  33. 

Stewartry  of,  31. 
Miller,  Agnes,  28. 
Moffat,  Mary  Brown  Hastings,  30. 

Monypenny ,  of  Pitmilly,  16. 

Margaret,  16. 
Mortoun,  Thomas,  25. 
Murray,  Rev.  Andrew,  29. 

Sir  Andrew,  of  Balvaird,  32. 

Elizabeth  Nash,  30. 
Muschet,  George,  32. 
Myrick,  Elyrk,  in  Balnagowan,  14. 

N. 

Newbigging,  lands  of,  26. 
Newbottle,  monastery  of,  15. 
Newlands,  lands  of,  24. 
Newton-Leys,  lands  of,  26. 
Northern  Counties,  families  in,  33. 

o. 

Offerance  of  Lecky  or  Schyrgartoun, 

lands  of,  31. 
Oswald,  John,  14. 

P. 

Panmure,  barony  of,  33. 
Patterson,  Barbara,  18. 
Robert,  18. 


INDEX. 


269 


Peebles,  Robert,  Chamberlain  of  Scot- 
land,  12. 
Perthshire,  families  in,  32. 
Pethdales,  lands  of,  17. 
Pittillok,  Christian,  23. 
Plenderleath,  David.  21. 

Elizabeth,  21. 
Plewlands,  lands  of,  16,  17. 
Poldutf ,  lands  of,  28. 
Primrose,  Marion,  14. 
Robert,  14. 

R. 

Ramsay,  Christian,  27. 
Reddercraig,  lands  of,  17. 
Redheuch,  14. 
Reid,  Captain,  20. 
Rires,  Newton,  22. 
Robert  I,  12. 

Ill,  16. 
Robertson,  Margaret,  20. 

William,  20 
Ross,  of  Milnetor,  lands  of,  12. 

Henry  de,  33. 

Thomas  de,  12. 
Rossyth,  barony  of,  24. 
Rowlwood,  lands  of,  14. 

s. 

St.    Andrews,    Archbishop    of    (John 
Spottiswood),  28. 
Archdean  of  (Robert)^ 

24. 
Archdean  of,  28. 
Bishop  of  (James),  16. 
(William), 

15-    ■ 
families  at,  27. 
Schaklock,  Walter  de,  33. 
Scoonie,  families  at,  23. 


Scotstarvct,  the  Mains  of,  26. 
Scott,  Janet,  17. 
Scott,  Dr.  John,  20. 
Thomas,  17. 
Seton,  George,  20. 
Sharp,  Dr.,  19. 

Margaret,  19. 
Smiddiegreen,  lands  of,  28. 
Soulis,  William  de,  12. 
South  Ferry,  lands  of  Over  Grange  of, 

24. 
Southtield,  lands  of,  27. 
Spens,  Nathaniel,  19. 

Thomas,  20. 
Stanton,  Rector  of,  21. 
Stewart,  Henry,  24. 
Sir  Walter,  24. 
Stirlingshire,  families  in,  31. 
Striitoun,  David,  13. 
Sutton  Grange  in  Yorkshire,  11. 
Sybald,  son  of  Walter,  11. 

T. 

Tait,  Dr. ,  20. 

Tulliallan,  lands  of  Overtourn  of,  32. 

Turnbull,  William,  14. 

Uchtirmairnie,  lands  of,  17. 
Umfraville,  Sir  Ingelram  de,  13. 
William  de,  12. 

Wallis,  lands  of  Wester  Rothe,  33. 
Watson,  Bessie,  28. 
Wemy.ss,  families  at,  23. 

Grissel,  23. 
William  the  Lion,  11. 
Wilton,  the  barony  of,  12. 


INDEX 


TO 


PARTS  II,  III,  IV,  V. 


A. 

Abbott,  Abner,  64. 

Abell,  Adaline  L.  Y.,  144,  189. 

Ira  E  ,  207. 

William  E.,  144. 
Acklin,  Elizabeth,  242,  246. 
Adams,  John  O.,  117. 

James  O.,  185. 
Allen,  Phila,  95,  155. 

Simeon,  95, 

Warren,  152. 
Alexander,  Virginia  E.,  238. 
Andrews,  Elizabeth,  49. 
Henry  P.,  37. 
Anderson,  Mary,  235,  236. 
Armentrout,  Anseville  C,  126. 
Askew,  Wilbur  P.,  230 
Atchison,  Mary,  41. 
Austin,  Lucy,  170. 
Avery,  John,  52. 
Arbuckle,  W.,  164. 

B. 

Bacon,  Milo  B.,  182. 
Bachelor,  Ellen  B.,  220. 
Babcock,  Samuel,  69. 
Balcom,  Joseph,  60. 

Sally,  60. 
Baldwin,  Ann  E.,  110,  iii,  173 

George  B.,  no. 
Baker,  Hannah,  42,  49,  50. 

Joseph,  42. 
Bancroft,  David,  178. 
Banks,  Christinia,  203. 
Barbour,  Orange  L.,  173. 


Barnes,  Anna  S  ,  166. 

Edward  G. ,  166. 
Jedediah  P.,  149. 
Olive  E.,  149,  192. 
Barnhart,  Sarah,  209. 
Barnard,  Lucy  J.,  239. 
Harrows,  Albert,  190. 

Charlotte  E.,  144. 
Fanny  B.,  190. 
Marcus,  95. 

Phila  P.,  82,  138,  139,  140. 
Reuben  P.,  144. 
Robert,  82. 
Barrett,  Betsey,  212. 

Lula  A.,  231. 
Bascom,  Abigail,  37,  39. 
Thomas,  37,  39. 
Bartholow,  Frank  La  Motte,  170. 
Bartlette,  Perry,  218,  219. 

Samuel,  41. 
Beasley,  Albina,  229. 

Thomas,  229. 
Beard,  John,  160. 

Mary  E.,  160. 
Beatty,  James,  198,  199,  201. 
John,  201. 

Susannah,  198,  200,  202,  204. 
Bebbington,  W.  John,  78. 
Beck,  Catherine,  195. 
Bcckwith,  J.   R.,  iiS. 
Beecher,  Henry  Ward,  121. 
Beers,  Julia  A.,  177. 
P>ell,  Edward  M.,  248,  249. 
John,  77. 
Margarett,  219. 
Bennett,  C.  A.,  246. 


INDEX. 


271 


Bennett,  Delia  M.,  153.  192. 
Augustus  A.,  170. 
Euthansia,  221. 
Jerusha,  47,  64,  65. 
Joseph,  47. 
Oliver,  221. 
Beveridge,  Henry  L.,  191. 
Bicknell,  Pamelia,  63,  96. 

Moses,  63. 
Bingham,  Elsworth,  154. 
Birdseye,  John,  158. 

Lucius  H.,  157,  158. 
Nathan,  15S. 
Bissell,  Abigail,  42. 
John,  42. 
Lois  E.,  137. 
Bliss,  William,  217.  . 
Blocker,  Annie  E.,  238,  243,  244. 
Richard  P.,  238,  239. 
'Blount,  Gov.  Willie,  235. 
Borden,  Sarah  L.,  105,  106,  170. 

Samuel,  105. 
Bostwick,  Ashabel,  no. 
Rev.  Mr.,  105. 
Lucy  M.,  no,  173. 
Bosworth,  J.  Bradley,  143. 
Bowers,  Harriet,  141. 
Bohannan,  EHza,  241,  242. 
Bradley,  Horace  S.,  132. 
Branded,  John,  200. 
Brent,  Gen.  J.  L.,  ii7- 
Brigham,  Hannah,  46,  58,  61. 

Uriah,  46. 
Briggs,  Edward,  117. 
Bristol,  Clara  M.,  no. 
Brooks,  Emma  E.,  121,  183,  184. 
Bethia,  62,  92. 
Mildred  C,  167. 
Robert  J.,  244. 
Brown,  Anna  L.,  149. 
H.  Louisa,  231. 
William,  149. 
Bryant,  Susan,  67,  104,  107. 
Buckey,  Charles  A.,  182. 

Elizabeth  S.,  182. 
Buell,  Clarrissa  A.,  140. 
Jabez  E.,  138. 


Bump,  Elisha  L.,  224. 

Hermon  L.,  223,  224. 
Burden,  Elizabeth  P.,  229. 

James,  229. 
Burlingame,  John  B  ,  112. 

Rufus  P.,  n3. 
Bushnell,  C.  S.,  246. 
Burk,  Mary  A.,  189. 
Burke,  Ellen,  172. 
Burt,  Fanny,  104,  168,  169. 
Butler,  Henrietta  M.,  171,  i95- 

Wilham  M.,  171. 
Butts,  Edward,  247. 

c 

Cain,  Emma,  172. 
Campbell,  John  A.,  it 7. 
Capen,  E.  Storrs,  142. 
Carpenter,  Asa,  215. 

Eliphalet,  49. 
Sibyl,  215. 
Ona,  98. 
Carroll,  Charles,  249. 

John  W.,  249. 
Cartwright,  Peter,  165. 
Chady,  Jacob  A.,  225. 
Chalfant,  F.  D.,  164. 
ChamberHn,  Nancy  A.,  n3. 
Lawrence,  n3. 
Chapin,  Sybbil,  45. 
Chaplin,  Mary,  142. 
Chapman,  Mary,  194. 
James,  63. 
Cheek,  W.  B.,  230. 
Cherry,  Rev.  Dr.,  57. 
Clark,  Albert,  216. 

Ann,  85,  86,  142. 
Allen  L,  109. 
Laura,  113. 
Miner  G.,  80. 
Timothy,  49. 
WiUiam,  41. 
William  C,  80. 
Cline,  Catherine,  131. 

William,  131. 
Cochrane,  Thomas,  204,  205. 


2/2 


INDEX. 


Cokefair,  Emily  H.,  156,  192. 

Isaac,  156. 
Collier,  Susan,  223. 

Thomas,  223. 
Colwell,  Austin,  167. 

Doris  J.,  167. 
Conant,  Albert,  163. 

George  E.,  163. 
Cook,  John,  206. 
Paul,  191. 
Coonley,  Laura  S.,  1S6. 
Daniel  S.,  1S6. 
Corning,  Harriet,  124. 
Cornwall,  Louisa  I.,  224. 
Cossett,  Marcus,  99. 
Coulson,  Matilda,  223. 
Covey,  Dana  R.,  183. 

Larkin,  1S3. 
Cox,  Samuel,  202. 
Crane,  Ameha,  175,  176,  196. 

Charles,  175. 
Cross,  Samuel,  8S,  94,  151. 

Hannah,  62. 
Curtis,  Samuel,  43. 

•  Susan,  43. 
Cyphers,  A.  K.,  114,  177. 

a 

Davis,  Mary,  233,  234,  235,  237. 
Dean,  Henry  M.,  153. 
Delphia,  Ann,  56,  79. 

John,  56. 
Deming,  Henry  T.,  129. 
Denis,  Alphonse  D.,  iSi. 
Dexter,  Nathan,  54. 
Dimock,  Anne,  49. 

Eunice,  51,  69,  70. 

Lavinia,  54,  55. 

Lucy,  50. 

Lot,  46. 

Melissa,  82. 

Oliver,  50. 

Oliver  W.,  82. 

Roderick,  82. 

Samuel  S.,  97. 

Sarah  M.,  82,  140. 

Sophia,  82,  141. 


Dimock,  Timothy,  48,  49,  69. 
Dodge,  Eunice  E.,  139. 
Dolbeare,  Samuel  P.,  79,  So. 
Dolph,  Joseph  H.,  178. 

Doolittle,  ,  79. 

Downs,  James  M.,  239. 
Dunham,  Anson,  69. 

Jacob,  65,  94. 

Jesse,  92. 

Jonathan,  67. 

Juha,  94,  152,  153,  154. 

Laura  M.,  67,  68, 109,  no. 

Mary  P.,  96,  155,   157- 

Seth,  96. 

E. 

Earl,  Ba^'lis  W.,  240. 
John,  241. 

Louisa  W.,  240,  241. 
Samuel,  241. 
Walter,  241. 
Eastman,  W.  Irving,   166. 
Eaton,  James  E.,  131,  132. 
Edgar,  Carrie  J.,  167. 
David  O.,  167. 
Edwards,  Erastus,  55. 

Wads  worth,  78. 
Eliza  A.,  153. 
Thomas,  233. 
Elderkin,  William  A.,  183    184. 
Eldridge,  Betsey,  149. 
Elgin,  Robert,  244. 
EUis,  Elizabeth,  47,  66. 
Emery,  Francis  A.,  130. 
Oliver  M.,  129. 

K 

Fairbanks,  Joseph,  70. 
P'arewell,  Alonzo,  188. 

Ellen  C,  188. 

Dorathy,  97. 

Thomas,  97. 
Farmer,  Jessie  A.,  174. 

Joseph,  174. 
Farrill,  Sarah  L.,  104. 
Fenn,  Rebecca,  247,  248. 
William,  216. 


INDEX. 


273 


Field,  Betty,  45,  56- 

Bennett,  45,  50. 
Sarah,  50,  68,  69. 
Filley,  Abigail,  42. 
Fitch,  Roxalana,  69. 
Flower,  Samnel,   117. 
Floyd,  Sarah,  188. 
Flynn,  Charles  D.,  185. 

Lizzie  B.,  185. 
Fox,  Betsey,  73. 
Elisha,  75. 
Frary,  Rebecca,  83. 
Frasier,  Sally,  214,  220. 
Frederick,  William  H.,  176. 
Freeman,  Azariah,  85. 
Frihart,  Adelia  C,  225. 
Martin  T.,  225. 
Fuller,  Philander  L.,  86. 
Lester  H.,  112. 
Samuel,  112. 
Fury,  Sarah  A.,  125. 

G. 

Gardiner,  Julia  A.,  87,  146. 

William,  87,  88. 
Garrison,  William  L.,  102. 
Gibbon,  Ella  J..  181. 

Robert  Q.,  iSi. 
Gilbert,  Annie  F.,  190. 

Henry  E.  H.,  190. 
Gillette,  Eliphalet,  71. 

Simeon  L.,  1S2. 
Gilman,  Helen  P.,  184. 

Z.  D.,  184. 
Glass,  Jacob,  125. 

Mary  E.,  125. 
Gleason,  Charles,  78. 
Goldsborough,  Henry,  196. 
Goodall,  WilUam  H.,  130. 

Levi,  65. 
Goodrich,  Nellie  E.,  66,  loi. 

Stephen,  89. 
Goodwin,  Lucy,  71,  116,  118,  119. 
Gordon,  JohnB.,  241. 
Gore,  Elma  A.,  1S9. 
Gould,  Aaron,  76. 

Charlotte  E.,  168,  194. 
Worthy  L.,  168. 


Grafton,  Joseph,  115,  116. 
Grant.  U.  S.,  158. 

William,  iiS. 
Gray,  Milton  E.,  193. 
Greene,  Ann  A.,  166. 

Charles,  103. 

Spicer,  166. 

Roseanna,  103. 

Whipple,  192. 

Phoebe,  192. 
Gurley,  Abby  A.,  no,  173. 

Abby  P.,  52,  73. 

Abigail,  42,  45,  46,  59,  61,  81. 

Ada  M.,  103,  167. 

Ada  P.,  139,  188,  189. 

Adelmer,  220. 

Adelaide  G.,  in,  175. 

Agnes  E.,  96,  157. 

Agnes  K.,  236,  240. 

Albert,  219. 

Albert  E.,  87,  89,  144,  145,  189. 

Alfred  A.,  213. 

Alfred  C.',   no,  2n,  212,  213, 
219,  225,  226. 

Alfred  J.,  219. 

Alice,  149,  203. 

Alice  E.,  48,  66,  103,  166. 

Allie,  233,  235. 

Almira,  63,  98,  219,  225. 

Almyr  A.,  153. 

Alvin  B.,  184. 

Alvira  J.,  94,  i';4. 

Amelia  A.,  242. 

Andrew  J.,  87,  89,  144,  189. 

Angenette,  214,  220. 

Angelina,  236,  239. 

Angle  M.,  135,  18S. 

Ann,  60. 

Ann  C,  198,  200. 

Ann  E.,  203,  207,  208. 

Ann  M.,  68. 

Anna,  47,  64. 

Anna  B.,  83. 

Anna  E.,  82,  140,  242. 

Anna  M.,  57,  70,  115.  "6. 

Annie,  234,  237. 

Annie  B.,  238. 

Annie  E.,  227,  248,  249. 


274 


INDEX. 


Gurley,  Annie  M.,  194. 
Anson,  50. 
Arabella  V.,  iii. 
Archibald  A.,  72. 
Artemas,  46,  5S,  59,  80,  81,  88. 
Artemas  S. ,  59. 
Arthur,  220. 
Arthur  L.,  206. 
Asa  C,  215. 
Asher,  48,  66,  67,  68,  94,   100, 

109,  no,  153,  154,  163,  192. 
Asher  D.,  68,  109,  171. 
Ashley  K.,  114,  176,  177. 
Ashley  W.,  69,   114,  177,   178, 

179,  180. 
Aurora  W.,  180. 
Austin  H.,  52. 
Baylis  E.,  240. 
Benjamin,  210,  211,  212,  213, 

214,  218,  219,  220. 
Benjamin  A.,  219,  225. 
Benjamin  B.,  201,  206. 
Benjamin  P.,  67. 
Bennett,  45,  55,  56,  78. 
Bertha  U.,  180,  196. 
Betsey,  211,  212,  213,  215. 
Betsey  O.,  120,  1S2. 
Betty,  45,  56,  210. 
Boyd  F.,  208. 
Caroline,  57,  79,  119. 
Caroline  A.,  115, 177,  178,  180, 

196. 
Caroline  B.,  68,  109. 
Caroline  E.,  109,  171. 
Caroline  R.,  68,  72,  119. 
Carrie,  24S. 
Carlos  J.,  152,  192. 
Catherine  M.,  185. 
'Celinda,  218,  223. 
Charles,  59,  104,  153,  228,  230, 

251. 
Charles  A.,  59,  60,  84,  104, 139, 

168. 
Charles  C,  86. 
Charles  D.,  83,  141. 
Charles  E.,  125,  169,  184,  195. 
Charles  G. ,  59,  60. 


Gurley,  Charles  K.,  160,  193. 
Charles  L.,  t2i. 
Charles  N.,  103,  124,  166,  167, 

186. 
Charles  S.,  185. 
Charles  W.,  230. 
Charlotte,  100,  163. 
Charlotte  H.,  68,  112. 
Chauncey,  62,  94,  152,  153. 154. 
Chester  W.,  168. 
Christopher  A.,  56. 
Clara,  106,  170,  219,  225,  226. 
Clara  A.,  147,  190. 
Clara  L.,  206. 
Clara  M.,  223. 
Clara  V.,  201,  207. 
Clarence,  220. 
Clarence  A.,  168. 
Clarence  E.,  185. 
Clarence  J.,  139. 
Clarinda,  53,  75.  213,  218. 
Clarrissa,  62,  92,  212,  216. 
Clarrissa  A.,  82,  91,  13S. 
Clark,  53. 
Cora  M.,  124,  187. 
Cornelia  A.,  242,  246. 
Daniel,  43,  47,  48,  66,  loi,  164, 

166. 
Daniel  F.,  248. 
David  O.,  167. 
David  L.,  66,  102,  103. 
David  S.,  166,  194. 
Davis,  233,  235,  236,  238,  239, 

240. 
Davis  R.,  236,  240,  241. 
Delevan  L.,  165. 
Delia,  67,  107. 
Delia  S.,  106,  170. 
Dempster  B.,  198. 
Desire,  51,  53,  70,  76. 
Dorothy,  170. 
Dorathy  C,  97. 
Dorris,  141. 

Dwight,  114,  175,  176,  196. 
Earl  W.,  223. 
Ebenezer,  43.  46,  48,  49,  51, 

60,  61,  69,  86. 


INDEX. 


275 


Gurley,  Ebenezer  R.,  60,  87,  89,  90,  94, 
146,  152,  190. 
Eber,  215. 
Eber  A.,  no,  172. 
Eber  G.,  172. 
Eber  O.,  68. 
Edith  B. ,  149. 
Edith  L.,  135. 
Edith  S.,  205. 
Edmund  R.,  116. 
Edna  F.,  179. 
Edna  May,  136. 
Edwin,  66,  102. 
Edwin  A.,  168. 
Edwin  H.,  77,  137. 
Edwin  L.,  175. 
Edwin  F.,  139. 
Edward,  in. 
Edward  M.,  242. 
Edwards,  233,  234,  235,  237. 
Edwards  E.,  240. 
Edwards  J.,  236,  238,  243,  244, 

245- 
Edwards  M.,  68,  72,   75,   118, 

119,  129. 
Electa,  64,  76,  130. 
Ehza  W.,  56,  79. 
.Elizabeth,  50,  56,  59,  201,  205, 

228,  233,  234. 
Elizabeth  A.,  86,  142. 
Elizabeth  B.,  184. 
Elizabeth  E.,  245. 
Elizabeth  G.,  84,  141,  142. 
Elizabeth  J.,  198. 
Elizabeth  R.,  238,  243. 
Elkanah  W.,  201,  206. 
Ella  A.,  176,  196. 
Ella  J.,  144. 
Ellen,  60,  82,  84,  87,   104,  139, 

168. 
Ellen  B.,  172. 
Ellen  C,  160,  194. 
Ellen  F.,  193. 
Ellen  J.,  96,  157,  158. 
Ellen  M.,  no,  173,  222. 
Elmer  A.,  153. 
Elvira,  213,  218. 


Gurley,  Emily,  60,  65,  66,  86,  loi,  ng, 

213,  220. 
Emily  A.,  78. 
Emily  C,  75,  129. 
Emilus,  65. 
Emma,  106. 

Emma  A.,  124,  1S5,  186. 
Emma  F.,  206. 
Emma  H.,  121,  184,  185. 
EmmaL.,  in,  171,  172,  195. 
Emma  S.,  114. 
Emma  T.,  144,  189,  205. 
Ephraim,  47,  62,91.92,93,95. 
Esther,  42,  43,  47, 49,  62, 64,  95. 
Esther  A.,  75,  130. 
Esther  M.,  147,  191. 
Eugene  O.,  87. 
Eunice,  42,  43,  50,  51,   55,   56, 

69,  70,  76,  78. 
Eunice  A.,  97,  163. 
Eva  R.,  194. 
Evelyn,  190. 
Evelyn  G.,  135. 
Experience,  42,  44,  45,  56,  78. 
Fannie,  153. 
Fanny,  251. 
Felicia  L.  H.,  72. 
Ferdinand,  102,  119. 
Flavel,  47,  65. 
Flora  B.,  144. 
Florence,  153. 
Florence  A.,  106. 
Florence  P.,  181. 
Frances  B.,  97,  161,  162,  1S5. 
Frances  M.,  121,  183,  184. 
Frances  S.,  104,  169. 
Francis  (Frank),  228,  231,  232. 
Francis  L.  B.  G.,  71. 
Francis  O.,  125. 
Frank  B.,  160,  237, 
Frank  E.,  167,  223. 
Frank  H.,  153. 
Franklin  C,  192. 
Franklin  D.,  loi,  164,  165. 
Franklin  E.,  94,  155. 
Franklin  P.,  218,  223. 
Franklin  R.,  119. 


276 


INDEX. 


Gurley,  Franklin  W.,  115,  178,  179. 
Fred  J.,  160. 
FredT.,  205. 
Frederick,  74. 
Frederick  G.,  185. 
Freddie,   125. 
George,  59,   82,   83,   139,   140. 

141,  228. 
George  A.,  iii,  174. 
George   B.,   86,   96,   156,    185, 

192,  239,  244,  245. 
George  C,  77. 
George  G.,  74,  126,  127,  128. 
George  H.,  68,   119,  126,   144, 

187. 
George  N.,  153. 
George  P.,  84,  187,  215,  221. 
George  S. ,  124,  185. 
George  T.,  247. 
George  W.,  77,    104,  136,  167' 

168,  194. 
Georgie  W.,  248. 
Gertrude  C,  193. 
Gideon  C,  46. 
Gladys,  193. 
Gladstone  E.,  135. 
Goldie,  137. 
Grace  E.,  149,  192. 
Grace  G.,  184. 
Grace  W.,  135. 
Gracie  B.,  144. 
Hallie  L.,  240. 
Hannah,  42,  43,  44,  46,  50,  54, 

61,  69. 
Hannah  B.,  60. 
Hannah  J.,  203. 
Harriet,  47,  63,  65,  99. 
Harriet  A.,  115,  180. 
Harriet  C,  176. 
Harriet  H.,  68,  112. 
Harriet  J.,  86,  142. 
Harriet  M.,  94,  96,  151,   153, 

157- 
Harriet  M.  W.,  71,  116. 
Harrison,  63,  99. 
Harrison  D.,  103,  166. 
Harry  B.,  106,  170,  171. 


Gurley,  Harry  L.,  209. 
Harry  R.,  159. 
Harvey  H.,  139. 
Hattie  E.,  139. 
Hattie  L.,  224. 
Hattie  M.,  153,  192. 
Hays  N.,  125. 
Helen  G.,  68,  iii,  113,  184. 
Helen  J.,  126. 
Helen  K.,  187. 
Helen  M.,  185. 
Helen  R.,  191. 
Helen  T.,  180. 
Henrietta,  119,  224. 
Henrietta  E.,  109,  171,  172. 
Henry,  55,  73,  76.  120,  130,  131, 

228,  247,  248. 
Henry  A.,  104. 

Henry  C,  82,  94,  139,  152,  188. 

Henry  F.,  124,  185. 

Henry  H.,  51,  71,  96,  116,  117, 
118,  119,  159,  193- 

Henry  L.,  248. 

Henry  S.,  83,  185. 

HewsT.,  116. 

Horatio  N.,  74,  125. 

Hosea  M.,  121. 

Huitt  D.,  loi,  165. 

Ichabod,  56,  57,  79. 

Ichabod  S.,  57,  79. 

IdaB.,  169. 

Ida  E.,  135. 

Ida  R.,  116,  181. 

Ida  T.,  242,  246. 

Ingelram  de,  197,  252. 

Isaac  N.,   66,    103,    104,    166, 
167. 

Isaac  P.,  120,  183. 

Isabel,  102. 

Israel,  43,  50,  51,  69,  70. 

Israel  O.,  115,  i79- 

Ivanora,  125. 

Jabez,  214. 

Jacob  B.,  43,  46,  53,  54.  58,  59. 
60,  61,  85,  86,  142,  143. 

James,  197,  198,  201,  205,  206, 
207,  234,  250. 


INDEX. 


277 


Gurley,  James  A.,  153. 
James  C,  229. 
James  H.,  236,  237,  239,  241, 

242,  245,  246. 
James   O.,  68,    no,   172,   173, 

174. 
James  R.,  125,  242. 
James  W.,  208. 
Jane  C,  75,  130,  238. 
Jane  E. ,  74. 
Jane  S.,  203. 
Jarius  F.,  139,  189. 
Jason,  48,  67,  104,  105,  107. 
Jason  A.,  213. 
Jason  S.,  218. 
Jenny  W.,  165. 
Jemima,  53,  73. 
Jeremiah,  233,  234,  235,  237. 
Jeremiah  D.,  204. 
Jerome,  loi. 
Jerusha,  47,  64. 
Jesse,  46,  57,  79,  So. 
Jessie  L.,  168. 
Jessie  M.,  223. 
Joanna,  213,  219. 
Joel,  48,  67,  104,  168,  169. 
John,  43,  51,  52.  53,  70,  71,  73, 

227,  233,  234,  237,  242,  243,' 

247.  251. 
John  A.,  52,  67,  73,   105,  106, 

169,  170,  238. 
John  B.,  86,  143,  198,  201,  204, 

205. 
John  C,  160. 

John  E.,  77,  132,  134,  137. 
John  P.,  126,  188,  242. 
John  G.,  60,  84. 
John  J.,  74,  126. 
John  K.,  237. 
John  M.,  72. 
John  R.,  87. 
John  S.,  53.  74. 
John  T.,  187. 
John  W.,  51,   70,  71,  115,  116, 

117,   180,  181,  242,  247,  248, 

249. 


Gurley,  Jonathan,  42,  43,  46,  47,  49, 

63,    64,    65,  88,   95,  96,    155, 

157.   194- 
Jonathan  F.,  97,  160,  161. 
Josaphine,  156,  192. 
Josaphine  S.,  86. 
Joseph,  227,  228,  231,  233. 
Joseph  B.,  60. 
Joseph  C,  242. 
Joseph  D.,  174. 
Joseph  G.,  119. 
Joseph  M.,  231. 
Josephus,  63,  97,  161,  162,  163. 
Josephus  C,  97,  160,  161,  193. 
Joshua,  53,  75,  129,  130. 
-  Joshua  S.,  236. 
Josiah  L.,  68,  108. 
JuHa,  63,  72,  99,  III. 
Juha  A.,  87,  143,  144. 
Julia  H.,  68. 
Julia  I.,  99. 
Julia  L..  135. 
Julia  M.,  77,  94,  97,  132,  152, 

162. 
Julia  S.,  96. 

Julius,  67. 

Kate  E.,  205,  206. 

Kate  M.,  219,  226. 

Kato,  250. 

Kellogg,  William  B.,  155. 

Keziah,  66,  100,  233,  234. 

Laura,  106. 

Laura  C,  175. 

Laura  T.,  185. 

Lavinia,  55,  59,  76,  80,  82. 

Lelia  R.,  71,  118. 

Leila  E.,  193. 

Lena  M.,  139. 

Leonora,  170. 

Leonard,  201. 

Leonard  B.,  198,  203,  204,  209. 

Leslie,  170. 

Lewis,  91. 

Lewis  E.,  91,  147,  149,  192. 

Lewis  S.,  104. 

Lewis  W.,  147. 


278 


INDEX. 


Gurley,  Lillian  E.,  244. 

Lillie  A.,  218,  224. 

Lloyd  L.,  135. 

Lois,  42,  44,  54. 

Lois  M.,  137. 

Louisa,  63,  94. 

Louisa  J.,  153. 

Louisa  J.  E.,  237,  243. 

Louisa  M.,  77,  131,  132. 

Lovinia  A.,  77. 

Luby  E. ,  244. 

Lucia,  46. 

Lucinda,  53,  75,  129. 

Lucius,  62,  91,  93,  94,  151,  152. 

Lucius  W. ,  218. 

Lucy  A.,  212,  217. 

Lucy  E.,  71,  119. 

Lucy  F.,  228,  230. 

Luzette  E.,  iii,  173. 

Lydia,  46,  58. 

Lydia  Ann,  60. 

Mabel,  136. 

Mabel  E.,  179. 

Mahala  M.,  237,  242. 

Margaret,  42,  44,  55. 

Margaret  L. ,  77,  219,  226. 

Margaret  M.,  185. 

Marguerite  L.,  186. 

Marcia,  62,  91,  92,  93. 

Maria,  62,  95. 

Maria  E.,  66,  103. 

Marion,  84,  119. 

Marion  A.  M.,  72. 

Marilla,  94,  154. 

Martha,  50. 

Martha  D.,  236. 

Martha  J.,  86. 

Martha  M.,  83,  140. 

Mary,  42,  43,    51,  57,   59,   71, 

76,  80,  82,   131,  212,  216,  233. 

234.  237- 
Mary  A.,  65,  87,  89,  146,  167, 

218,  223,  236,  238,  240,  244. 
Mary  B.,  59,  159,  193. 
Mary  C,  72,  118,  119. 
Mary  E.,  71,  114,  116,  125,  144, 

176,  189,  201,  207,  230. 


Gurley,  Mary  F.,  104,  115,  178. 
Mary  H.,  185. 
Mary   J.,    iii,    193,    228,   229, 

230. 
Mary  L.,  68,  96,  149,  155,  203. 
Mary   M.,  147,  172,   191,  242, 

246. 
Mary  R.,  83,  141. 
Mary  W. ,  247. 
Matilda,  50. 
Matilda  A.,  120,  182. 
Matilda  E.,  242. 
Maude,  229. 
Melissa,  212,  217. 
Melvin  A.,  214,  220. 
Melville  B.,  184. 
Mercia,  46. 
Merritt,  100,  163. 
Michael  T.,  77. 
Miland,  212,  214,  220. 
Mildred,  196. 
Moses  B.,  63. 
Nahum,  44,  48,  66,   100,    loi, 

103,  164,  165. 
Nathaniel  A.,  247. 
Nellie  M.,  144. 
Nelson  R.,  168. 
Neva,  220. 
Nicholas,  210,    211,  212,    215, 

216,  217,  221,  222. 
Nicholas  P.,  212,  215,  216. 
Nora  E.,  206. 
Norman  B.,  175. 
Olive,  47,  56, 62,  65,  93,  94,  153. 
Ollie  E.,  209. 

Orson  F.,  69,  113, 114,  176,  177. 
Orrin  V.,  68,  110,  iii,  173. 
Orvilla,  63. 
OrvillaM.,  153. 
Orville,  212,  215,  224. 
Orville  A.,  no,  172,  173. 
Orville  C,  219,  224. 
Orville  H.,  215,  222. 
Orville  N.,  218. 
Orville  U.,  224. 
Orville  W.,  144,  190. 
Oscar  B.,  225. 


INDEX. 


279 


Gurley,  Pamelia,  63,  97. 

Parmelia  J.,  68,  no. 

Paul  B.,  225. 

Paul  S.,  137. 

Perry,  213. 

Perry  W.,  213,  217,  218,  223, 

224. 
Phila,  96,  155. 
Phineas,  43,  53,  54,  73,  74- 
PhineasD.,  74,  121,  122,  123, 

124,  183,  184. 
Polly,  50,  70. 
Ralph  I.,  183. 
Ralph  R.,  52,  53,  71,  72,  118, 

iig,  181. 
Raymond  B.,  221. 
Rebecca,  47,  65,  212,  216. 
Reuben  S.,  212,  214. 
Revere  R.,  119. 
Revere  W.,  71,  118,  119. 
Richard  H.,  184,  247. 
Rispah  R.,  115,  179. 
Robert,  149,  212. 
Robert  J.,  228. 
Robert  W.,  206. 
Roderick  A.,  83,  141. 
Roderick  T.,  141. 
Roger,  47,  63,  64,  96,  97,  98,  99. 
Royal,  48,68,  72,  108,  III,  112. 

113,  119,  171,  175.  195- 
Royal  H.,  99. 
Royal  O. ,  66,  104. 
Ruby  T.,  225. 
Ruth,  212. 
Sallie  C,  248. 
Sallie  J.,  229. 
Sally,  63. 
Samuel,  39,  41,  42,  43,  44,  45. 

50,  54.  55.  69. 
Samuel  H.,  77,  131.  i37- 
Saphronia  S.,  57,  79. 
Sarah,  43,   50,  60,  68,  90,  98, 

198,  202,  228. 
Sarah  B.,  67,  107,  108. 
Sarah  E.,  229. 
Sarah  F.,  238,  244. 


Gurley,  Sarah  G. ,  59,  85. 
Sarah  J.,  114,  177. 
Sarah  S.,  59,  82,  138,  203,  208. 
Sewell,  212. 
Shubael,  53,  74. 
Shubael  R.,  74,  124,  125,  186, 

187. 
SibbilS.,  57.79- 
Sophia,  62,  93. 
Soulie  E.,  240. 
Stephen  A.  D. ,  iii,  174. 
Stephen  C,  114,  177. 
Stephen  M.,  215,  222,  223. 
Susan,  67,  105,  198,  204,  228. 
Susan  D.,  184. 
Susannah,  53,  74. 
Susannah  C,  201,  206. 
Thomas,  211,  212. 
Thomas  D.  P.,  237. 
Thomas  F. ,  242. 
Thomas  H.,  185. 
Thomas  P.,  228,  229,  231. 
Tillinghast,  Penelope,  81. 
Timothy,  48,  51,  69,  70,  251. 
Titus,  43,  48,  49,  66. 
Tracy  C,  193. 
Uriah,  46. 
Uriah  B.,  46,  59,  82,  138,  139, 

140. 
Ursula  W. ,  60. 
Walter  M.,  116,  181. 
Warren  B.,  171,  196. 
Wayne  E.,  174. 
Waytie,  224. 
Whitmel  S.,  228,  229. 
Whittle  P.,  229. 
William,  37,  39.  41,  43,  45.  46, 

56,  79,  91.  i4(>.  147.  149.  190. 

191,  197,  198,  200,  202,  203, 

204. 
William  A.,  120. 
William  B.,  121,  184,  229. 
William  C,  56,  113,  175. 
William  D.,  120,  183,  198,  203, 

204,  207,  208,  247. 
William  E.,  124,  186,  209. 


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INDEX. 


Gurley,  William   F.,    56,  74,   78,   119, 

120,  121,  149,  181,  182,  183, 

203,  208. 
William  F.  E.,  loi,  166. 
William  H.,  99. 
William  H.  H.,  68.  113. 
William  H.  F.,  72,  119,  120. 
William  J.,  168,  187,  195. 
William  M.,  204,  208,  231. 
William  P.,  227,  228,  230. 
William   R.,  74,  126,  237,  242. 
William  S.,  184. 
William  T.,  115,  180,  196. 
William  W.,  73,  126,  187. 
Willie  R.,  139. 
Willis  H.,  167. 
Zebulon,  43,  50,  68,  69. 
Zelma  H.,  135. 
Zenas,  44,  54,  55-  76- 
Zenas  H.,  55,  77,  131,  132,  135, 

188. 
Zenas  R.,  135. 
Greenman,  Augustus,  82. 
Griggs,  Ichabod,  64. 
Griswold,  Mary  V.,  136. 

Norman  R.,  136. 

Elizabeth,  59. 

John,  59. 
Groves,  Frances,  125. 

Georgiana  E. ,  131. 
William  A.,  130. 

H. 

Hall,  Jesse,  64. 

Joseph,  107,  108. 

Orin,  223. 

Rufus,  10 1. 

Levi  A.,  142. 

Leonora,  10 1. 

Thomas  R.,  246. 
Hallett,  Jonah,  73. 

Margaret,  73. 
Hallock,  Bruce,  196. 
Hambrick,  Alford,  242. 
Hamilton,  Isabella,  99. 
James,  99. 


Hanks,  Oscar,  147. 
Uriah,  88. 
Alpheus,  91. 
Truman,  91. 
Harrison,  Ann  Eliza,  240. 
Hart,  E.  S.,  169. 

Mary  K.,  169. 
Hartson,  Joseph,  180. 

MahrciaV.,  180,  196. 
Hawley,  Joseph,  iy8. 
Hawkins,  John,  114,  176. 
Haynes,  William,  196. 
Herbert,  Henry,  220,  221. 
Hemenway,  James,  154. 
Hibbard,  Leonard,  47. 
Hicks,  Bela,  80. 

Hickey,  Margaret  Bell,  77,  131,  132. 
Hinckley,  Elijah,  61. 

Orramel  S.,  73. 
Hill,  Mary  E.,  244. 
Hines,  Benjamin,  228. 

Elizabeth  J.,  228. 
Hoard,  Elijah  W.,  168. 
Hobart,  Henry  R.,  178. 
Hodges,  Hiram,  82. 
Hoit,  Helen  M.,  126,  128. 
Jonathan,  126,   128. 
Hollis,  William,  219. 
Hollister,  William  T.,  92,  93. 
Holmes,  Rev.  J.  M.,  231. 

Lillian.  231. 
Holt,  Asa,  160. 

Mary  C,  160,  193. 
Home,  Josiah,  237. 
Hosford,  Dr.  Joel,  51. 

Mary,  51. 
Hovey,  Elisha,  58. 

Experience,  55,  76. 
Joseph,  55. 
Isaac,  81. 
Martha,  59. 
Huffstater,  Mary,  221. 
Huggins,  Margaret,  40. 
Hull,  George  W.,  68. 

Nancy  Ann,  68,  72,  112,1 13. 
Samuel,  68. 
Hurd,  Amy  P.,  139,  i88. 


INDEX. 


281 


Hurd,  Jarius,  139. 
Hurlburt,  Hannah,  iii,  175. 
Hutchison,  Rev.  John  R. ,  116. 
Hydorn,  Emma,  166. 
Philip,  166. 

L 

Ingersol,  Hester,  37,  39. 
John,  37,  39. 


J. 


Jackson,  Andrew,  114. 
Janes,  Hannah,  40. 

Marion,  40. 

Nathan,  40. 

Samuel,  40. 
Jennings,  Mary  M.,  87. 
John,  Lizzie  C,  209. 
Johnson,  Reuben,  141. 
Jones,  Benoni,  37,  39,  40. 
Ebenezer,  40. 

Jonathan,  40. 
Judson,  Josiah,  109. 

Pamelia,  109,  171. 

K, 

Kane,  Joseph  F. ,  188. 
Kelley,  Frank,  173. 
Nelson,  173. 
Kellogg,  William  B.,  155,  156. 
Kendall,  Isaac  N.,  124. 

JuHa  M.,  124,  186,  187. 
Kennedy,  Fred  C,  195. 
Kenney,  Cyrus,  146. 

Maria  R.,   146,   147,  190,  igi. 
Kent,  Harriet,   183. 
Keyes,  John,  164. 

Sophia,  164. 
Kilburne,  Betsey  E.,  222. 

Edward,  222. 
King,  Haddassa,  55,  56. 
Helen  E.,  176. 
Leann  Q.,  141. 
Oscar,  157. 
Sally,  114,  177. 
Thomas  M.,  237. 
so 


Kingman,  Charles,  160. 

Eliza  C,  160,  194. 
Kline,  John,  175. 

Serenda,  175,  176. 
Knapp,  Reuben,  103. 
Knollin,  John,  215. 

John  R. ,  222. 

Lorette  E.,  222. 
Knox,  John,  226. 
Krueger,  John  L.,  225,  226. 

L. 

Lacey,  George  S.,  118. 
La  Costa,  Amanda,  156. 
Lannon,  Mary  A.,  172. 

Patrick,  172. 
Larned,  Sylvester,  72. 
Larrabee,  Lebeus,  63. 
Leach,  Lora,  108. 
Leary,  James  S.,  229. 

Margaret,  185. 

Parthenia  S.,  229. 
Lee,  Gen.  Stephen  D.,  241. 
Leonard,  A.  H.,  118. 
Lester,  Charles,  86. 

E.  Gurley,  86. 

Juha,  76,  130,  131. 
Lewis,  John  H.,  205. 
Little,  Anna  E.,  247,  248,  249. 

Jesse,  247. 
Livingston,  Edward,  117. 
Lockhart,  Mary,  228. 
Long,  A.  B.,  118. 
Longmire,  W.  G.,  156. 
Luce,  Reuben,  54. 
Lyon,  Charles,  99. 

M, 

Mack,  Ola  L.,  174. 

William  O.,  174. 
^aine,  Lydia  A.,  177. 
Manley,  Asa,  51. 
Marsh,  Nancy,  183. 
Maxon,  Harriet,  166. 
McCaleb,  E.  H.,  117. 
McCallam,  Mary  B.,  164. 


282 


INDEX. 


McCook,  Gen.  Daniel,  240. 
McGlaughan,  Annie  E.,  228. 
Frederick,  228. 
McGowan,  Etta  M.,  186. 

James  W.,  186. 
McKesson,  Sybil  A.,  206. 
McKinley,  John,  117. 
McNaughton,  Mary,  186. 
Mead,  Mary,  221,  251. 
Merrick,  Lydia,  75,  129,  130. 
Merrow,  George  W.,  141,  142. 

Joseph,  142. 
Mills,  John,  73. 
Moise,  E.  Warren,  177. 
Monnett,  Hannah,  204. 

Jeremiah,  204. 
Montgomery,  Jane,  227. 
Moore,  Mary,  167. 
Morgan,  P.  H.,  117. 

Thomas  G.,  117. 
Morris,  Harvey,  76. 
Moser,  Christina,  175. 
Mosely,  Ambrose,  157. 
Motz,  Lucy  E.,  244. 
Munsinger,  Charles  J.,  226. 

Nason,  Dwight,  196. 

George  W.,  143,  144. 

Porter,  90. 
Neff,  Caroline  B.,  170. 
William  P.,  170. 
Nichols,  Sarah,  229. 
Noyce,  Joseph,  85. 

Oakes,  Abraham,  54. 
Olin,  Benjamin,  103. 

Susan,  103,  166,  167. 
Ormsby,  Juda,  219,  225,  226. 
Almond,  219. 

P. 

Parker,  James  D.,  208 
Robert,  230. 


Parker,  Sallie  R.,  230. 
Parks,  Uranie,  114,  115. 
Parlange,  Charles,  118. 
Parsons,  Rhoda,  54. 
Pauline,  Amelia,  187. 
Pease,  Lucy  E.,  193. 
Sherman,  193. 
Peck,  James,  152. 

Sophia  H.,  152. 
Peek,  Egbert,  178. 

Mary  P.,  178,  179. 
Perkins,  Leonard,  120. 

Olive,  120,  1S2. 
Peters,  Absalom,  51,  52,  53. 

John  R.,  51. 
Phelps,  Elnathan,  66. 

Jonas  H.,  147,  149. 
Phillips,  John,  236. 
Pierce,  Benjamin,  58. 

Lathrop  S. ,  162. 

Levi,  117. 
Pomeroy,  Oakley,  207. 
Popple,  Mary  L. ,  177. 

Perry,  177. 
Porter,  Pelatiah,  51. 

Rev.  Dr.,  53. 

William  D.,  131. 
Prindle,  George  W.,  171. 

R. 

Randolph,  Edmund,  117. 
Rankin,  Nellie  G.,  191. 
Raymer,  Henry  L.,  139. 
Sarah  E.,  139. 
Read,  Henrich  H.,  140. 

Salinda,  98. 

Lynde,  251. 
Reade,  Percinda,  56. 
Reed,  Benjamin  H.,  166. 
Reeves,  Achsah,  74. 
Reifsnider,  Vincent,  169. 
Rhea,  William  B.,  243. 
Rich,  Lydia,  loi,  164. 
Rich,  Moses,  loi. 

Dr.  V.  Ranslear,  100. 
Richards,  Mary  E.,  208. 


INDEX. 


283 


Richards,  Miles  C,  208. 

Rosa,  116,  118,  181. 
Richard,  116. 
Ruth,  251. 
Richardson,  Rev.  N.  R.,  232. 
Ringe,  Silas  E.,  154. 
Rittenhouse,  Benjamin  F.,  119. 
Ehzabeth  S.,  119. 
Robinson,  Ebenezer,  135. 
Grace,  135,  188. 
Root,  Nancy,  160. 

Medad,  49. 
Rose,  Abigail,  64. 

Adoniram,  183. 
Almira  E.,  183. 
Deziah,  48,  69. 
Eunice,  48,  69,  70. 
Ross,  J.  L.,88. 

W.  H.,  245. 
Gen.  L.  S.,  240. 
Rounds,  Hannah,  100,  163. 
Royce,  Cornelia,  97,  161,  162,   163. 

James,  97. 
Runkle,  Helen  L.,  159,  193. 

Henry,  159. 
Russell,  Catherine,  175. 
Rust,  Experience,  41,  42,  44,  45. 
Israel,  41. 
Nathaniel,  41. 
Rutledge,  Matilda  S.,  237,  242,  243. 
William,  237. 

s. 

Sabin,  Joel,  129. 

Saleman,  Benedict,  140. 

Salladin,  Henry  L.,  194,  195. 

Sanford,  Charles  T.,  153. 

Sargent,  Polly,  65. 

Scripture,  Betsey,  212,  215,  216,  217. 

Horace,  216. 

Samuel,  212. 
Searles,  John,  40. 
Sears,  Dr.  John  H.,  239. 
Seymour,  George  W.,  177,   17S. 
Sharpe,  Clarrisa,  91. 
Henry,  234. 


Sharpe,  Solomon,  91. 
Shaw,  EdiethaA.,  160. 
Sheldon,  Jefferson,  225. 
Shell,  J.  E.,  232. 
Shepard,  Jesse,  58. 

Martha,  58. 
WiUis,  157. 
Shields,  Ehzabeth  H.,  184. 
Shumway,  Abigail,  93,  94. 
Simmons,  Agnes  B.,  228,  230. 

Z.  B.,  228. 
Skinner,  L.  T.,  99. 
Slate,  Angeline,  190. 
Slater,  Rev.  Leonard,  79. 
Sloat,  Almira  M.,  137. 

Jonas  W.,  137. 
Smallwood,  John,  228. 

Sarah  E.,  228,  230. 
Smith,  Amasa,  79. 
Amelia,  186. 
Armina,  85. 
Garrett,  102. 
Giles  A.,  133. 
Harvey  A.,  131. 
Joshua,  235,  236. 
Kirby,  107. 
Patience  B.,  235,  236,  238,  239, 

240. 
Perry,  105. 
Susan,  105. 
Snyder,  Sophia  A.,  165. 
Southworth,  Nathaniel,  44. 
Spink,  Nancy,  74. 

Nicholas,  74. 
Springer,  Bradford,  131. 

Mary,  131. 
Stackpole,  (irace,  70. 

William,  70. 
Stanley,  Caleb,  49. 
Starbuck,  Charles,  91. 

Nathaniel,  91. 
Starkweather,  Amy,  113,  114. 

Rispah,  114,  115. 
Steele,  John,  58. 

Sarah,  58,  59,  80,  81. 
Sterrett,  Florence  W. ,  196. 
John  Q.  A.,  196. 


284 


INDEX. 


Stevenson,  Nancy  J.,  203,  207,  208. 
Stewart,  Allen,  65. 

Edwin  G.,  119. 
Stoddard,  Rev.  Solomon,  37,  39. 
Stover,  Betsey,  126. 
Stockard,  Elizabeth  R.,  201,  205,  206, 

207. 
Storrs,  Augustus,  88,  156. 

Charles,  156. 

Edgar  P.,  189,  190. 

Edwin,  146. 

Fred  H.,  193. 

Irad,  80. 

John,  42. 

Joseph,  44,  45. 

Lewellen  J.,  146. 

Ralph  W.,  89,  146. 
Stowell,  Matilda  W.,  217,  223,  224. 
Marcus,  218. 
Nelson,  219. 
Sturbenranch,  Jacob  F.,  195. 
Marie  L.,  195. 
Sturdevant,  Salina,  105. 
Sullivan,  Bridget,  185. 

John,  185. 
Sutton,  Lizzie,  125. 
Swan,  Robert,  210. 
Sweet,  Betsey,  215. 
Swift,  John,  53. 

Susannah,  53,  73,  74,  75,  76. 

T. 

Taft,  Wilham  B.,  244. 

Talcott,  Josiah,  64. 

Taylor,  Cornelia  G.,  221,  222. 

Howell  L.,  240. 

Capt.  John,  41. 

Philetus,  221. 
Thomas,  Elisha,  235. 
Thompson,  Lydia,  146. 
Thorne,  Ehas  D.,  182. 
Thurston,  Edwin  R.,  90,91. 
Tifft,  Mary  A.,  78. ..^ 

Rachel,  144,  189. 
Sanford  B.,  144. 


Tillinghast,  Penelope,  81. 
Tinny,  Mary,  47. 
Topliff,  Elisha  C,  162. 
Torrey,  Rosa,  180. 

Hiram,  180. 
Townsend,  H.,  192. 

W.  H.,  156. 
Tracy,  William  E.,  180. 
Tranesa,  Anne,  183. 

Alexander,  183. 
Trimble,  Flora  V.,  206. 

William  C,  206. 
Trotter,  Hester  R.,  165. 

William  D.  R.,  165. 
Truitt,  Lenon  A.,  141. 
Trumbull,  Jonathan,  63. 
Tucker,  George  W.,  no. 
Turner,  Anson,  60,  61,  62. 

Henry  L.,  131. 

P.  W.,  89,  90,  145- 
Turney,  Mary  E. ,  187. 
Tuttle,  Allen  T.,  175. 

Underbill,  Angle,  169. 

Mary  K.,  169. 
Upjohn,  Sarah,  105. 

V. 

Van  Dorn,  Earl,  241. 
Van  Natta,  Philip  S.,  207,  208. 
Vincent,  William  C,  243. 
Vroman,  Ellen,  140. 

Franklin,  139. 

w. 

Wait,  Polly,  loa. 

Walker,  Hannah,  43,  54,  55. 

Wallace,  Lois,  126. 

Thomas,  126. 
Walter,  Gen.  James,  201. 
Ward,  Electa,  76. 
Sarah,  43. 
Warner,  Elizabeth,  193. 


INDEX. 


285 


Warren,  Nathan,  92. 
Watterman,  John  W.,  188. 
Webb,  EHzabeth,  205. 
Lyman,  220. 
Timothy,  205. 
Welleston,  Samuel,  158. 
WelHngton,  Isaac,  95. 
Wells,  Rev.  Alfred,  155. 
Wesley,  Rev.  John,  200. 
West,  Melissa,  210,  211,  212. 
Nathan  B.,  217,  221. 
Ruby,  45. 
Whipple,  Uriah  C,  104. 
White,  Alice  M.,  1S9. 
Edward,  iSi. 
John  O.,  188,  189. 
Marie,  181. 
Timothy,  55. 
Whitfield,  Col.  J.  W.,  241. 
Whiting,  Ethel,  170. 

George  A.,  170. 
Whitney,  Mary  P.,  165. 
Whittier,  B.  P.,  116. 
Wilber,  Joseph  A.,  161,  162. 
Wilder,    Clarinda,   213,  214,  218,   219, 
220. 
George  A.,  172. 
Wilkins,  Anna,  196. 
Williams,  Elisha,  45. 

John,  39,  40,  194. 
Narcissa,  170. 


Williams,  Phineas,  68. 

Susan  A.,  194. 
Williamson,  Pr.  Nicholas,  190. 
Willis,  Charles  G.,  129. 

Joab,  75. 
Wilson,  Horace,  179. 

Jesse,  101. 
Winchester,  John,  93. 
Wolcott,  Mary,  203. 
Wonders,  Amanda  M,,  179. 
Wood,  Louisa,  215. 
Madison,  82. 
Mary  Ann  C,  82. 
Woodland,  Samuel  W.,  243. 
Woodward,  Hannah,  56,  57,  79. 
Joseph,  63,  98. 
Othniel,  98. 
Richard,  98. 
Works,  Angeline  E.,  135. 
Wright,  Clara,  82. 
Elisha,  57. 
Ezra,  74. 
Laura,  146. 
Louisa  E.,  149. 
Parthenia,  57,  79,  80. 

Y. 

Yonts,  Lydia  L.,  109. 
Wilham,  109. 
Young,  Josiah  L.,  192. 


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